Azure Blob Download Task
The Azure Blob Download Task enables an SSIS package to download files from an Azure blob storage.
To add an Azure Blob Download Task, drag-drop it to the SSIS Designer, and double-click or right-click and click Edit to see the following Azure Blob Download Task Editor dialog box.
The following table provides description for the fields in this dialog box.
| Field | Description |
| AzureStorageConnection | Specify an existing Azure Storage Connection Manager or create a new one that refers to an Azure Storage Account, which points to where the blob files are hosted. |
| BlobContainer | Specifies the name of the blob container that contains the blob files to be downloaded. |
| BlobDirectory | Specifies the blob directory that contains the blob files to be downloaded. The blob directory is a virtual hierarchical structure. |
| LocalDirectory | Specifies the local directory where the downloaded blob files will be stored. |
| FileName | Specifies a name filter to select files with the specified name pattern. E.g. MySheet*.xls* includes files such as MySheet001.xls and MySheetABC.xlsx. |
| TimeRangeFrom/TimeRangeTo | Specifies a time range filter. Files modified after TimeRangeFrom and before TimeRangeTo will be included. |