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70-463 Question #180: Real Exam Question with Answer & Explanation

The correct answer is D: a Script task. A Script task (control flow) is the correct choice for downloading a file from an HTTP URL. It allows you to write custom .NET code using System.Net.WebClient or HttpWebRequest to fetch the CSV from the public website and save it locally before processing. A Web Service task (B)

Question

A SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) 2012 package currently downloads sales data from a Windows Azure SQL Database database. To improve sales data accuracy, exchange rates must be downloaded daily from a public HTTP website instead of from a weekly flat file. The public website hosts a comma separated values (CSV) file that contains one row per currency. You need to download the CSV file to the environment. What should you use to retrieve the document from the website?

Options

  • Aa Script component
  • Ba Web Service task
  • Ca Web Service source
  • Da Script task

Explanation

A Script task (control flow) is the correct choice for downloading a file from an HTTP URL. It allows you to write custom .NET code using System.Net.WebClient or HttpWebRequest to fetch the CSV from the public website and save it locally before processing. A Web Service task (B) is designed specifically for calling SOAP-based web services, not for downloading arbitrary HTTP files. A Script component (A) lives in the Data Flow and is used for row-level transformations, not for fetching external files. 'Web Service source' (C) is not a standard SSIS component. Because this is a pre-data-flow setup step (downloading the file to the environment), the Script task in the Control Flow is the right tool.

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