Flat File Connection Element

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Attribute	API Type	Default	Description
FileFormat	AstFlatFileFormatNode		This value specifies whether to use delimited, fixed width, or ragged right file format. This is a required reference to an existing definiton.
FilePath	String		This value specifies the complete path of the flat file to connect to. This is a required property
Name	String		Specifies the name of the object. This name can be used to reference this object from anywhere else in the program. This is a required property
CreateInProject	Boolean	False	This value specifies whether the Connection should be created as a ConnectionManager within each SSIS package that uses it or as a shared ConnectionManager for each project that uses it.
CreatePackageConfiguration	Boolean	True	This value specifies whether a PackageConfiguration should be created for this connection.
DelayValidation	Boolean	False	This value indicates that the connection should not be validated (tested to make sure that it points to a valid resource) until immediately before it is used.
HasMultipleFiles	Boolean	False	Specifies whether or not a MultiFlatFile connection manager should be used for this flat file connection. If this property is set to true, then pipe (\|) separated and wildcard paths can be specified in the FilePath property. See http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms137830.aspx for more details.
LogicalDisplayFolder	String	string.Empty	Specifies a path that should be used for organizing the tree display of this object in the Logical View in BimlStudio.

Child	API Type	Description
<Annotations> <Annotation /> </Annotations>	AstAnnotationNode	This is a collection of annotation items that can be used to specify documentation, tags, or other information. Annotations are particularly useful for storing information about nodes that can be used by BimlScript code.
<Expressions> <Expression /> </Expressions>	AstPropertyExpressionNode	This is a collection of SSIS expression definitions for connection property value overrides.