Converting a SQL text value to varchar in SSIS

When I first tried this I used a script conversion task, with a script that would Convert.ToString() the text value to the string value I wanted. However, the ToString was returning the type name, and not the converted string.

It seems the best way to do this is to use two Data Conversion tasks. First convert the value to a DT_TEXT field. Next create a Data Conversion and convert the DT_TEXT value to a DT_STR value.

This achieved the desired result.