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# Saving a Package Programmatically
  After building a new package programmatically, or modifying an existing one, you usually want to save your changes.  
  
 All of the methods used in this topic to save packages require a reference to the `Microsoft.SqlServer.ManagedDTS` assembly. After you add the reference in a new project, import the <xref:Microsoft.SqlServer.Dts.Runtime> namespace with a `using` or `Imports` statement.  
  
## Saving a Package Programmatically  
 To save a package programmatically, call one of the following methods of the [!INCLUDE[ssISnoversion](../../includes/ssisnoversion-md.md)] <xref:Microsoft.SqlServer.Dts.Runtime.Application> class:  
  
|Storage Location|Method to Call|  
|----------------------|--------------------|  
|File|<xref:Microsoft.SqlServer.Dts.Runtime.Application.SaveToXml%2A>|  
|SSIS Package Store|<xref:Microsoft.SqlServer.Dts.Runtime.Application.SaveToDtsServer%2A>|  
|[!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)]|<xref:Microsoft.SqlServer.Dts.Runtime.Application.SaveToSqlServer%2A><br /><br /> or<br /><br /> <xref:Microsoft.SqlServer.Dts.Runtime.Application.SaveToSqlServerAs%2A>|  
  
> [!IMPORTANT]  
>  The methods of the <xref:Microsoft.SqlServer.Dts.Runtime.Application> class for working with the SSIS Package Store only support "." or the server name for the local server. You cannot use "(local)" or "localhost".  
  
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## See Also  
 [Save Packages](../save-packages.md)