Microsoft KB Archive/829195

= FIX: You may receive an error message when you call the deserialization method of System.data.oracleclient.dll =

Article ID: 829195

Article Last Modified on 5/21/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003 Enterprise Architect
 * Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003 Enterprise Developer
 * Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003 Professional Edition
 * Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003 Academic Edition

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SYMPTOMS
When you call the deserialization method of System.data.oracleclient.dll, you may receive the following error message:

Member message was not found.



CAUSE
This problem is caused by a capitalization error in the Oracle Client source code. The Message object is incorrectly typed as the message object. Additionally, the Source object is incorrectly typed as the source object. The Source object is also cast as the wrong data type.



RESOLUTION
A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that this article describes. Apply it only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem.

To resolve this problem, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services telephone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support

Note In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question. The English version of this fix has the file attributes (or later) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in coordinated universal time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel. 

Date        Time   Version           Size     File name 19-Sep-2003 02:40  1.1.4322.947      299,008  System.data.oracleclient.dll



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the &quot;Applies to&quot; section.

