Ssis-109 -

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Below is a short, self‑contained PowerShell script you can drop into a .ps1 file and run to detect the most common causes of SSIS‑109 before you even open the package in SSDT.

<#
.SYNOPSIS
  Validates an SSIS .dtsx package for common SSIS‑109 failure causes.
.DESCRIPTION
  - Checks XML well‑formedness.
  - Verifies the package's TargetServerVersion against the installed SSIS runtime.
  - Looks for missing custom assemblies referenced in the <BinaryCode> section.
  - Optionally creates a backup and attempts a silent load using DTUTIL.
.PARAMETER PackagePath
  Full path to the .dtsx file.
.PARAMETER CheckAssemblies
  Switch – also verify that every referenced assembly exists in the GAC or in the
  folder specified by $AssemblySearchPath.
.PARAMETER AssemblySearchPath
  Folder(s) (semicolon‑separated) to search for custom assemblies.
#>
param(
    [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)]
    [ValidateScript(Test-Path $_ -PathType Leaf)]
    [string]$PackagePath,
[switch]$CheckAssemblies,
[string]$AssemblySearchPath = "$env:ProgramFiles\Microsoft SQL Server\150\DTS\Binn"
)
function Write-Info($msg)    Write-Host "[INFO]  $msg" -ForegroundColor Cyan 
function Write-Warn($msg)    Write-Host "[WARN]  $msg" -ForegroundColor Yellow 
function Write-ErrorMsg($msg) Write-Host "[ERROR] $msg" -ForegroundColor Red
# 1️⃣ Verify XML is well‑formed
Write-Info "Checking XML well‑formedness..."
try 
    [xml]$xml = Get-Content -Path $PackagePath -Raw
catch 
    Write-ErrorMsg "Package is not valid XML. SSIS‑109 likely caused by corruption."
    exit 1
Write-Info "XML looks good."
# 2️⃣ Extract TargetServerVersion
$targetVersion = $xml.Package?.Executable?.TargetServerVersion
if (-not $targetVersion) 
    Write-Warn "Unable to locate TargetServerVersion; assuming compatibility mode."
 else 
    Write-Info "TargetServerVersion = $targetVersion"
    # Map to numeric version for easy comparison (SQL 2012=11, 2014=12, …)
    $versionMap = @
        'SQLServer2008' = 10
        'SQLServer2008R2' = 10.5
        'SQLServer2012' = 11
        'SQLServer2014' = 12
        'SQLServer2016' = 13
        'SQLServer2017' = 14
        'SQLServer2019' = 15
        'SQLServer2022' = 16
$numericTarget = $versionMap[$targetVersion]
    if (-not $numericTarget) 
        Write-Warn "Unrecognized TargetServerVersion value."
     else 
        # Get installed SSIS runtime version from registry
        $regPath = "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft SQL Server\130\DTS"
        if (Test-Path $regPath) 
            $installedVersion = (Get-ItemProperty $regPath).Version
            Write-Info "Installed SSIS runtime version = $installedVersion"
            if ([version]$installedVersion -lt [version]$numericTarget) 
                Write-ErrorMsg "Package was built for a newer SSIS version → SSIS‑109 possible."
                Write-ErrorMsg "Upgrade your SQL Server/SSDT or retarget the package."
             else 
                Write-Info "Runtime version is compatible."
else 
            Write-Warn "Could not locate SSIS runtime version in registry."
# 3️⃣ (Optional) Verify referenced custom assemblies
if ($CheckAssemblies) 
    Write-Info "Scanning for custom assembly references..."
    $assemblyNodes = $xml.SelectNodes("//DTS:BinaryCode", $null)
    $missingAssemblies = @()
    foreach ($node in $assemblyNodes) 
        $assemblyName = $node.Name
        # Simple heuristic: look for .dll in search paths
        $found = $false
        foreach ($path in $AssemblySearchPath -split ';') 
            if (Test-Path (Join-Path $path $assemblyName)) 
                $found = $true
                break
if (-not $found)  $missingAssemblies += $assemblyName
if ($missingAssemblies.Count -gt 0) 
        Write-ErrorMsg "Missing custom assemblies:`n  $($missingAssemblies -join "`n  ")"
        Write-ErrorMsg "Install them or remove the references to avoid SSIS‑109."
     else 
        Write-Info "All referenced assemblies are present."
# 4️⃣ (Optional) Silent load via DTUTIL – validates runtime loadability
if (Get-Command dtutil -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) 
    Write-Info "Attempting silent load with DTUTIL (requires SQL Server client tools)..."
    $tempBackup = "$PackagePath.bak_$(Get-Date -Format 'yyyyMMdd_HHmmss')"
    Copy-Item -Path $PackagePath -Destination $tempBackup -Force
    $dtutilArgs = "/FILE `"$PackagePath`" /VALIDATE"
    $proc = Start-Process -FilePath dtutil -ArgumentList $dtutilArgs -NoNewWindow -PassThru -Wait -RedirectStandardError "$env:TEMP\dtutil_err.txt"
    $err = Get-Content "$env:TEMP\dtutil_err.txt"
    if ($proc.ExitCode -eq 0) 
        Write-Info "DTUTIL validation succeeded – package loads fine at runtime."
     else 
        Write-ErrorMsg "DTUTIL reported errors (exit code $($proc.ExitCode)):"
        Write-ErrorMsg $err
        Write-ErrorMsg "These errors often surface as SSIS‑109 in SSDT."
else 
    Write-Warn "DTUTIL not found on this machine – skip runtime validation."
Write-Host "`n--- Validation complete ---`n"

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