Microsoft KB Archive/885897

= FIX: The BizTalk Server HTTP Adapter pre-appends the byte order mark (BOM) to request messages in BizTalk Server 2004 =

Article ID: 885897

Article Last Modified on 11/15/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft BizTalk Server 2004 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft BizTalk Server 2004 Enterprise Edition
 * Microsoft BizTalk Server 2004 Partner Edition
 * Microsoft BizTalk Server 2004 Developer Edition

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SYMPTOMS
When an HTTP request message is encoded with a Unicode character set (UTF8 or UTF16), the Microsoft BizTalk Server 2004 HTTP adapter will pre-append the byte order mark (BOM) to the message before it sends the message out to the partner. The partner may not be able to recognize and process the BOM.



Service pack information
To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for BizTalk Server 2004. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

888751 How to obtain the latest BizTalk Server 2004 service pack

Hotfix information
A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the problem that is described in this article. Apply this hotfix only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix might receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next service pack that contains this hotfix.

To resolve this problem, submit a request to Microsoft Online Customer Services to obtain the hotfix. To submit an online request to obtain the hotfix, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=6294451

Note If additional issues occur or any troubleshooting is required, you might have to create a separate service request. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for this specific hotfix. To create a separate service request, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

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

Prerequisites
No prerequisites are required.

Restart requirement
You do not have to restart your computer after you apply this hotfix.

Hotfix replacement information
This hotfix does not replace any other hotfixes.

File information
The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later file attributes) 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-Apr-2004  21:26  3.0.5283.0    144,896  Btshttpreceive.dll 19-Apr-2004 21:26  3.0.5283.0  1,021,440  Btsmsgcore.dll 19-Apr-2004 20:50  3.0.5283.0     32,768  Microsoft.biztalk.cachingservice.dll 19-Apr-2004 20:50  3.0.5283.0    720,896  Microsoft.biztalk.globalpropertyschemas.dll 19-Apr-2004 21:26  3.0.5283.0     65,536  Microsoft.biztalk.httptransport.dll 19-Apr-2004 20:57  3.0.5283.0     49,152  Microsoft.biztalk.messaging.dll 19-Apr-2004 20:50  3.0.5283.0    217,088  Microsoft.biztalk.pipeline.dll Note Because of file dependencies, the most recent hotfix that contains these files may also contain additional files.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the &quot;Applies to&quot; section. This problem was first corrected in BizTalk Server 2004 Service Pack 1.



MORE INFORMATION
This fix only affects HTTP request messages. HTTP response messages may still contain BOM even after the hotfix is applied. If you do not want BOM in HTTP response messages, you can use a custom pipeline component to remove it.

For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

824684 Description of the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates

Keywords: kbbug kbfix kbqfe kbbiztalk2004presp1fix kbhotfixserver KB885897

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