Microsoft KB Archive/293353

= FIX: BizTalk Server Fails to Serialize Data with Embedded Nulls =

Article ID: 293353

Article Last Modified on 9/26/2005

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft BizTalk Server 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q293353



IMPORTANT: This article contains information about modifying the registry. Before you modify the registry, make sure to back it up and make sure that you understand how to restore the registry if a problem occurs. For information about how to back up, restore, and edit the registry, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

256986 Description of the Microsoft Windows Registry



SYMPTOMS
BizTalk Server Parser and Serializer components or Custom Parser and Serializer components may fail to serialize output. BizTalk Server may fail to serialize data into its native format, if the data contains embedded nulls. The document being processed by BizTalk Server is placed in the Suspended queue.



CAUSE
The BizTalk Server Transport Dictionary code that keeps track of the data in the document assumes that strings are null terminated and does not contain embedded nulls. When BizTalk Server attempts to check the Transport Dictionary or serialize the output into its native format, with embedded nulls, the action fails, and the document is placed in the Suspended queue.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Microsoft BizTalk Server 2000. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

299664 INFO: How to Obtain the Latest BizTalk Server 2000 Service Pack

In addition to this fix, a registry key must also be added. Without the registry key, the BizTalk Transport Dictionary may not be persisted correctly.

WARNING: If you use Registry Editor incorrectly, you may cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that you can solve problems that result from using Registry Editor incorrectly. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.

 Start Registry Editor (Regedt32.exe). Locate and click the following key in the registry:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\BTSSvc

 On the Edit menu, click Add Value, and then add the following registry value:

Value name: PersistDocumentsAsI1

Data type: REG_DWORD

Radix: Decimal

Value data: 1

 Quit Registry Editor. Restart the BizTalk Messaging Service.</ol>

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STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was first corrected in Microsoft BizTalk Server 2000 Service Pack 1.

Keywords: kbbug kbfix kbbiztalk2000sp1fix kbqfe kbhotfixserver KB293353

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