Please check this: Right Click in your toolbox and choose Choose Items. Goto the tab SSIS Data Flow Items and see if Flat File Destination/Source is selected. Or maybe this will help: Right click in the toolbox and choose Reset Toolbox. Please mark the post as answered if it answers your question | My SSIS Blog: http://microsoft-ssis.blogspot.com

Hello, It is checked , so I wondered for a bit. Then found the "Reset" button, clicked on it and now it seems to be back on stage. you are very helpful, made my day finding the 'lost child'. thanks Sincerely Thank You !

BTW, can you let me know how you included a screen shot on your post? thanks !Sincerely Thank You !

BTW, can you let me know how you included a screen shot on your post? thanks ! Sincerely Thank You ! hosted the picture on my blog and used the HTML button to create an html image tag. Also see this post: http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/sqlintegrationservices/thread/d11ab7f0-6ba9-4b60-a674-be772b655a55 Please mark the post as answered if it answers your question | My SSIS Blog: http://microsoft-ssis.blogspot.com

Hi, This is totally bizzard. I have been working on a flat file source loading package. so I have building the package back and forth for a while now since there seems to be some code page issues. I had to create/delete/recreate the connection, drag in the Flat File Source object more than once etc. Now somehow this time around, I found the Flat File source object in data flow source missing. I am stuck here and cannot do anything. What could have happend? can you help?Sincerely Thank You !

Fist rule in IT is to always back up. Well, since the underlying storage for the SSIS package is a XML file, it could be that the repeated re-creations have caused some sort of corruption. I simply would start with a new package - you can always copy and paste the "old" package elements (tasks, etc.) into the new package. On this note: I would check if you are not missing any SPs or other related patches/upgrades of some sort.Arthur My Blog

Sorry, just realized that I did not make myself explained. What is missing is in the Tool Box -> Data Flow Source category -> Flat File Source Vs. in Tool Box->Data flow Destinations category ->flat File Destination is there as it is supposed to be. I am wondering what is wrong with VS application. Sincerely Thank You !

Are you in the data flow designer when you are looking for it??Arthur My Blog

yes, I see following: Pointer ADO Net Source Excel Source OLE DB Source Raw File Source XML source but not Flat File Source Any ideas?Sincerely Thank You !