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

The dts data Conversion task is time taking if there are 50 plus columns!Found a fix for this at the below link

http://rdc.codeplex.com/releases/view/48420

However, it does not seem to work for versions above 2008. So this is how i had to work around the problem

*Open the .DTSX file on Notepad++. Choose language as XML
*Goto the  tag. Select all items within this tag
*Find the string **DTS:DataType="129"**  replace with **DTS:DataType="130"**
*Save the .DTSX file. 
*Open the project again on Visual Studio BIDS
*Double Click on the Source Task . You would get the message

the metadata of the following output columns does not match the metadata of the external columns with which the output columns are associated:
...
Do you want to replace the metadata of the output columns with the metadata of the external columns?

 *Now Click Yes. We are done !