June 2004 - Posts

• Super deep technical biztalk core engine blog

  If you are an expert, want to be an expert or really want to be confused :), check out this new Biztalk Server blog: http://blogs.msdn.com/Biztalk_Core_Engine Lee Graber is about as close to the metal as it gets (as in that's my stored procedure you are Read More... Posted Wednesday, June 30, 2004 3:13 AM by scottwoo | 0 Comments

• Brian's latest contribution: "Real" Service Windows for BizTalk Server 2004

  The guys at Neudesic are doing some good stuff with BizTalk Server 2004. If you ever wanted to have a more flexible service window with BizTalk Server 2004 than what is provided in the box you need to check this out. Also Brian mentions he is done with Read More... Posted Saturday, June 26, 2004 9:25 AM by scottwoo | 3 Comments

• Don't be shy! Book a 1:1 at TechEd EMEA with me or Alex

  Alex is a super clever member of my team who is also coming along to giving some BizTalk Server sessions. He is giving the XML tools and BAM sessions but knows BAS intimately as well as the rest of the product and would love to talk with you. Available Read More... Posted Friday, June 25, 2004 8:34 PM by scottwoo | 19 Comments

• Integration Patterns: More Chapters On-line

  http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dnpag/html/intpatt.asp Lots of yummy BizTalk Server content in the chapters added today with more to come. I'm still working on my timetable for TechEd EMEA (yes I know its next week). Expect Read More... Posted Thursday, June 24, 2004 4:52 PM by scottwoo | 3 Comments

• Upcoming Web-Cast for your Management

  This one isn't technical - it is designed to give a non-technical audience an overview of the capabilities of BizTalk Server 2004. No need to struggle with “what is BizTalk Server“ when explaining to your boss - just point them to this: Date: Read More... Posted Monday, June 14, 2004 1:59 PM by scottwoo | 1 Comments

• Making it easier to automate modifications to deployment binding files

  Mariusz Borsa with a little tweaking from Erik Leasburg wrote this simple but nevertheless cool little utility that takes: 1. An input xml (e.g. a deployment binding file) 2. An XPath (e.g. //PrimaryTransport/Address) 3. A value (e.g. http://productionwebserver/myurl Read More... Posted Wednesday, June 09, 2004 8:56 AM by scottwoo | 2 Comments

• Thinking futures: Need a few BizTalk Server experts to come to town

  Do you wake-up in the morning and create a few ports; run off to morning-tea while deployment occurs; throw together a few orchestrations in the afternoon and compose a business rule on your way out the door in the evening. Would you consider yourself Read More... Posted Tuesday, June 08, 2004 4:53 PM by scottwoo | 10 Comments

• Error conditions: This (Dis)Assembler cannot retrieve document specification by using this type

  Seeing as though I've answered it in email a few times let's do it for everyone. This error message can mean one of two things: 1. You don't have a schema deployed with a typename that matches the instance document coming through the system (that's a Read More... Posted Monday, June 07, 2004 9:40 AM by scottwoo | 7 Comments

• Making it easier to make adapters

  We hosted Boudewijn van der Zwan from Unisys NL last week here on campus. He is collaborating with us on some cool stuff that will make everyone's life a little easier when writing adapters. More on that in a few weeks time when its ready for prime-time. Read More... Posted Monday, June 07, 2004 9:23 AM by scottwoo | 2 Comments

• Generic Web Service and TechEd EMEA

  An example of what I wrote about yesterday (untyped ports) is here . This example models a generic web service that can accept any type of XML document and put it into orchestration through a single receive port. Enjoy. On another note I'll be at TechEd Read More... Posted Thursday, June 03, 2004 10:11 AM by scottwoo | 10 Comments

• "Untyped" receive ports in BizTalk Server 2004

  Its not an uncommon request (in fact I got one in email today) to want to receive: 1. Non-XML data in a receive-port 2. XML messages of differing XML schemas within a single receive port So how do you do that with BizTalk Server? 1. Set the messagetype Read More... Posted Wednesday, June 02, 2004 3:47 PM by scottwoo | 9 Comments