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Message Context and Mapping Inside an Orchestration in BizTalk 2004
Message context is a critical part of message routing and processing inside BizTalk Server 2004. How this context is...
Convoy Message Deep Dive White Paper on MSDN
The Convoy Deep Dive white paper and sample code is now available on MSDN. You can read the paper on-line and download...
New BizTalk Server 2004 White Papers
Microsoft has released 5 new White Papers today in a “Beta” mode. Full details on all 5 are available...
Flat File Schema Properties Now Easily Accessible in SP1
In addition to all the other cool stuff available in BizTalk Server 2004 Service Pack 1 is the addition of the...
Error Fixed In Flat File Disassembler Sample
Today I was working on some content for Tech Ed when I found a major error in a sample I posted about 4 months ago....
Large Messages Can Cause Large Problems in BizTalk
Recently I have seen a lot of talk about large message support in BizTalk 2004. The most interesting and depressing...
Debatching Messages Into Smaller Batches In An Orchestration
It is a common request. How can I debatch a message into smaller batches rather than single messages inside BizTalk...
WMI Suspended Instances for BizTalk Server 2004
The help guide gives many excellent examples of using WMI to perform a large variety of useful tasks in BizTalk 2004....
Community MSMQ Adapter for BizTalk 2004 Now Available
Yesterday Microsoft released a BizTalk 2004 Adapter for MSMQ v2.0. This works with MSMQ 2.0 and 3.0. Here are the key...