Can I run SSIS packages with SQL Server Express or Web or Workgroup editions?

Question

I have looked at the SQL Server 2008 feature comparison matrix and it lists the express/web and workgroup editions as having the SSIS runtime. Does this mean it is possible

Answer 1

You need dtexec to run SSIS packages from command line.

In SQL2005 Express you got dtexec and necessary tools with

• SQL Server 2005 Express Edition with Advanced Services
• Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express Edition Toolkit

However, without SQL Agent you have to use other scheduling methods.

More information: http://daron.yondem.com/default.aspx?month=2006-05

Caveat: I haven't actually tried this and there are reports that dtexec just fails with a licence error. In my case, I just needed to run a dtsx once and did it with Developer edition with SQLExpress as data flow destination.