how to run a DTS package in SQL Server

[adrianapopescu]

Hi.

I am new to SQL Server and I have to test this dts package someone wrote only that I don't know how to run it. Also what is the file extension of the source code from this package?

Can it be ran from outside SQL Sever?

Can anyone recommend a good book that deals with this subject?
Thanks a lot.

Adriana

[Ranthalion]

As far as I know, you have to import the dts package into sql server and you can run it from there, by opening the dts in sql server and clicking the run icon at the top.

The file extension should be .dts. I don't think there is any way to run it without sql server.
Not sure of any good books on the topic, they all blur together for me.

-Ranthalion