Import Package Error - Cannot Convert between Unicode and Non Unicode String Data Type

Question

I have made a dtsx package on my computer using SQL Server 2008. It imports data from a semicolon delimited csv file into a table where all of the field types are NVARCHAR MAX.

Answer 1

Not sure if this is a best practice with SSIS but sometimes I find their tools are a bit clunky when you want to do this type of activity.

Instead of using their components you can convert the data within your query

Instead of doing

SELECT myField = myNvarchar20Field
FROM myTable

You could do

SELECT myField = CONVERT(VARCHAR(20),myNvarchar20Field)
FROM myTable