Microsoft KB Archive/842673

= FIX: A BizTalk Server serializer outputs incorrect delimiters =

Article ID: 842673

Article Last Modified on 11/15/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft BizTalk Server 2002 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft BizTalk Server 2002 Service Pack 1

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SYMPTOMS
In Microsoft BizTalk Server 2002, when XML data that you want to serialize have some empty elements and when the delimiters are Postfix order, the flat file output from a BizTalk serializer may have some delimiters in incorrect positions..



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

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

The English version of this hotfix 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 --  15-Jun-2004  18:57  3.0.2528.0  553,232  Ciscore.dll 15-Jun-2004 18:58  3.0.2528.0  495,888  Cisserializer.dll 15-Jun-2004 18:58  3.0.2528.0  196,880  Serializedoc.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.



MORE INFORMATION
After you install this hotfix, you must add the SerializerFlushParentDelimsBeforeWritingPostfixDelims DWORD registry value under the  registry key. Set the DWORD value to 1, and then restart the BizTalk Server Messaging service.

For additional 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

Additional query words: kbBizTalk2002preSP2fix

Keywords: kbfix kbbug kbhotfixserver kbqfe KB842673

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