Hi All,
As I see it is possible to view a package (dtsx) in XML form.
Is the XML stable and documented? Would it be good decision to
use the XML as source for third party development or we need to use
some API to get package's content ? Where I could get the package's XML
structure description/manual ?
Thanks,
Sergiy
I'd say the overall schema is stable, but it is not publically documented so subject to change I guess. What will change is the detailed sections within tasks or components that describe properties. Task or component developers can change that whenever they feel like, and may do. Whilst that may sound a bit dangerous, it is perfectly acceptable since they would be expected to write the appropriate code to upgrade between component versions, or even downgrade gracefully if required, it is possible.
The safest way would be to use the API/object model, but XML may be sufficient for what you need. Just think what will happen if a new element or attribute appears because a new version of a task comes out and it has a new property. Examples of this are some of my own developed tasks, or changes MS made in SP1.
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