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Biztalk Map Runtime Error: Error converting data type nvarchar to numeric

this Error is quite cryptic because it doesnt say which field failed. 

After a long struggle I figured out that it was because of mapping a string element to a decimal element in xml.

it was trying to insert empty string "" into a decimal field.

The way i resolved this was to put a logical numeric functoid , followed by a value mapping functoid which resolved this.

Posted Wednesday, August 27, 2008 6:20 PM by Sundara Prabu .T | 0 Comments

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Biztalk Build Error 'System.String' must be Xml serializable to be a message part type

hi I encountered this error today while building an Orchestration

Error 9 'System.String' must be Xml serializable to be a message part type -- check event log for more information C:\asa\sds\oresCanonical.odx 

 

the Only solution I have is to restart visual studio every time i get this error

any Ideas to resolve this.

Posted Wednesday, August 27, 2008 6:17 PM by Sundara Prabu .T | 0 Comments

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Msbuild Biztalk Add Resources, Add Application

<Project xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003" DefaultTargets="AddBtResx;">

<PropertyGroup >

<BTServerName></BTServerName>

<BTServerDatabase></BTServerDatabase>

<MsgFailed>Failed Adding Resource for </MsgFailed>

<MsgSuccess>success Adding Resource for </MsgSuccess>

<ResxAppName>Finance</ResxAppName>

<Locn>"c:\Program Files\Microsoft\Bin\Microsoft.Talk.Adapter.Schemas.dll"</Locn>

</PropertyGroup>

<Target Name="AddBtResx" >

<Exec Command='btstask AddApp -A:$(ResxAppName) -Server:$(BTServerName) -Database:$(BTServerDatabase)'/>

<Exec Command='btstask AddResource -A:$(ResxAppName) -T:"System.BizTalk:BizTalkAssembly" -OverWrite -Server:$(BTServerName) -Database:$(BTServerDatabase) -Source:$(Locn)'/>

<Message Importance ="high" Text ="$(MsgSuccess) : $(ResxAppName)" ContinueOnError ="true" ></Message>

<OnError ExecuteTargets ="HandleErr"/>

</Target>

<Target Name="HandleErr" >

<Message Importance ="high" Text ="$(MsgFailed) : $(ResxAppName)" ContinueOnError ="true" ></Message>

</Target>

</Project>

Posted Thursday, July 31, 2008 3:12 PM by Sundara Prabu .T | 1 Comments

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Msbuild Send Email SMTP Server

<Project xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003" DefaultTargets ="EmailIt">

<Import Project="c:\sdc\Microsoft.Sdc.Common.Tasks" />

<PropertyGroup >

<MsgFailed>Failed Email for </MsgFailed>

<MsgSuccess>success Email for </MsgSuccess>

</PropertyGroup>

<Target Name="EmailIt" >

<Email MailTo="abc@ms.com"

MailFrom="sundar@ms.com"

SmtpServer="EmailSMTPServer.ms.com or Ip address of the server"

Subject=" Build status Today"

Body="Hi All,&lt;BR/&gt;

Today’s Daily Build and Deployment Completed:&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;

 

Format="HTML"

Attachments="$(ResultsItem)$(BuildLogZip)"

/>

<OnError ExecuteTargets ="HandleErr"/>

</Target>

<Target Name="HandleErr" >

<Message Importance ="high" Text ="$(MsgFailed) : " ContinueOnError ="true" ></Message>

</Target>

</Project>

Posted Thursday, July 31, 2008 3:05 PM by Sundara Prabu .T | 1 Comments

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Msbuild Archive Files Unique Zip file Name

this Explains how to use Msbuild to zip some log files. the zipfilename is generated from date time information, hence unique. 

<Project xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003" DefaultTargets ="ZipLogs">

<Import Project="c:\sdc\Microsoft.Sdc.Common.Tasks" />

<PropertyGroup >

<MsgFailed>Failed Email for </MsgFailed>

<BuildLogZip>buildlogs.zip </BuildLogZip>

</PropertyGroup>

<Target Name="ZipLogs" >

<Time.GetTime Format="yyyyMMMdd-hh-mm" >

<Output TaskParameter="Time" PropertyName="ResultsItem" />

</Time.GetTime>

<Message Text="$(ResultsItem)" ></Message>

<Zip.AddFile

pathToZipFile="$(ResultsItem)$(BuildLogZip)"

pathToFile="Summary1.log" />

<Zip.AddFile

pathToZipFile="$(ResultsItem)$(BuildLogZip)"

pathToFile="Build.Log" />


</Target>

</Project>

Posted Thursday, July 31, 2008 2:59 PM by Sundara Prabu .T | 0 Comments

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Msbuild Run Test Cases

<Project xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003" DefaultTargets="RunUnitTests">

 

<Target Name="RunUnitTests" >

 

<Exec Command='MSTest.exe /testmetadata:"c:\testproj.vsmdi"' />

<Message Importance ="high" Text ="MsgSuccess : " ContinueOnError ="true" ></Message>

</Target>

</Project>

 

 

Posted Thursday, July 31, 2008 2:55 PM by Sundara Prabu .T | 1 Comments

Msbuild Biztalk Start Host Instances

<Project xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003" DefaultTargets ="StartHosts">

<Import Project="c:\sdc\Microsoft.Sdc.Common.Tasks" />

<PropertyGroup >

<MsgFailed>Failed StartHosts for </MsgFailed>

<MsgSuccess>success StartHosts for </MsgSuccess>

<BTServerName></BTServerName>

<BTServerDatabase></BTServerDatabase>

<HostInst>Your Host Instance Name</HostInst>

</PropertyGroup>

 

<Target Name ="StartHosts" >

<WriteLinesToFile File="$(HighLevelErrFile)" Lines="Starting BizTalk Host ..." Overwrite="false"/>

<Message Text ="Starting BizTalk Host $(HostInst)"></Message>

<BizTalk2004.Host.Start DisplayName="$(HostInst)" Server="$(BTServerName)" Database="$(BTServerDatabase)" />

<OnError ExecuteTargets ="HandleErr"/>

</Target>

<Target Name="HandleErr" >

<Warning Text ="$(MsgFailed) : $(HostInst)" ContinueOnError ="true" HelpKeyword ="HostsErr" ></Warning>

</Target>

</Project>

Posted Thursday, July 31, 2008 2:50 PM by Sundara Prabu .T | 1 Comments

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Msbuild Biztalk Start Biztalk Applications

<Project xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003" DefaultTargets ="StartBizTalkApplication">

<Import Project="c:\sdc\Microsoft.Sdc.Common.Tasks" /> 

<PropertyGroup >

<MsgFailed>Failed StartApp for </MsgFailed>

<MsgSuccess>success StartApp for </MsgSuccess>

<BTServerName></BTServerName>

<BTServerDatabase></BTServerDatabase>

<AppName>xyz</AppName>

</PropertyGroup>

<Target Name="StartBizTalkApplication" >

 

<BizTalk2006.Application.Start Application="$(AppName)" Server="$(BTServerName)" Database="$(BTServerDatabase)" />

<OnError ExecuteTargets ="HandleErr"/>

</Target>

<Target Name="HandleErr" >

<Message Importance ="high" Text ="$(MsgFailed) : $(AppName)" ContinueOnError ="true" ></Message>

</Target>

</Project>

Posted Thursday, July 31, 2008 2:44 PM by Sundara Prabu .T | 1 Comments

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Msbuild Publish WebServices

<Project xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003" DefaultTargets ="PublishSite">

<Import Project="c:\sdc\Microsoft.Sdc.Common.Tasks" />

<PropertyGroup >

<MsgFailed>Failed PublishWebSite for </MsgFailed>

<MsgSuccess>success PublishWebSite for </MsgSuccess>

<AppPoolName>DefaultAppPool</AppPoolName>

<WebSiteName>Default Web Site</WebSiteName>

<WebSiteHost>mymachinename</WebSiteHost>

 

<WebService Include="MyWebService">

<WebSitePath>C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\SampService</WebSitePath>

<TFSPath> C:\Development\Store\SampWebService\</TFSPath>

</WebService>

</PropertyGroup>

<Target Name="PublishSite" >

<Web.WebSite.DeleteVirtualDirectory

VirtualDirectoryName="$(WebService)"

MachineName="$(WebSiteHost)"

WebSiteName="$(WebSiteName)"/>

<AspNetCompiler Clean ="true"

PhysicalPath ="$(TFSPath)"

TargetPath ="$(WebSitePath)" VirtualPath ="/$(WebService)"

Updateable ="false" Force="true" ></AspNetCompiler>

<Web.WebSite.CreateVirtualDirectory

VirtualDirectoryName="$(WebService)"

Path="$(WebSitePath)"

MachineName="$(WebSiteHost)"

AppPoolID="$(AppPoolName)"

WebSiteName="$(WebSiteName)"

 

/>

<OnError ExecuteTargets ="HandleErr"/>

 

</Target>

<Target Name="HandleErr" >

<Message Importance ="high" Text ="$(MsgFailed) : $(WebService)" ContinueOnError ="true" ></Message>

</Target>

</Project>

Posted Thursday, July 31, 2008 2:37 PM by Sundara Prabu .T | 0 Comments

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Msbuild Biztalk Import Bindings

<Project xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003" DefaultTargets="AddReferences;ImportBindings">

<Import Project="c:\sdc\Microsoft.Sdc.Common.Tasks" />

<PropertyGroup >

<MsgFailed>Failed Binding for </MsgFailed>

<MsgSuccess>success Binding for </MsgSuccess>

<BTServerName></BTServerName>

<BTServerDatabase></BTServerDatabase>

<AppName>Customer</AppName>

<BindingDir>x.xml</BindingDir>

</PropertyGroup>

<Target Name="AddReferences" >

<BizTalk2006.Application.AddReferences Application="$(AppName)" ReferenceApplications="$(RefApplication)" Server="$(BTServerName)" Database="$(BTServerDatabase)" />

</Target>

<Target Name="ImportBindings" >

<Exec Command='Btstask.exe ImportBindings -Source:"$(BindingDir)" -A:$(AppName) -Server:$(BTServerName) -Database:$(BTServerDatabase)' />

<Message Importance ="high" Text ="$(MsgSuccess) : $(AppName)" ContinueOnError ="true" ></Message>

<WriteLinesToFile File="$(HighLevelErrFile)" Lines="$(MsgSuccess) $(AppName) $(BindingDir)" Overwrite="false"/>

<OnError ExecuteTargets ="HandleErr"/>

</Target>

<Target Name="HandleErr" >

<Message Importance ="high" Text ="$(MsgFailed) : $(AppName)" ContinueOnError ="true" ></Message>

</Target>

</Project>

Posted Thursday, July 31, 2008 2:33 PM by Sundara Prabu .T | 1 Comments

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Msbuild Biztalk Stop Applications

<Project xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003" DefaultTargets="CheckAppExists;StopApplication;RemoveReferences;UnDeploy">

<Import Project="c:\sdc\Microsoft.Sdc.Common.Tasks" />

<PropertyGroup>

<AppExists>False</AppExists>

<BTSRefApp></BTSRefApp>

<BTServerName></BTServerName>

<BTServerDatabase></BTServerDatabase>

<BTAppName>customercare</BTAppName>

</PropertyGroup>

<Target Name="CheckAppExists" >

<BizTalk2006.Application.Exists Application="$(BTAppName)" Server="$(BTServerName)" Database="$(BTServerDatabase)">

<Output TaskParameter="DoesExist" PropertyName="AppExists" />

</BizTalk2006.Application.Exists>

 

</Target>

<Target Name="StopApplication" DependsOnTargets="CheckAppExists" Condition="$(AppExists)=='True'">

<BizTalk2006.Application.Stop Application="$(BTAppName)" Server="$(BTServerName)" Database="$(BTServerDatabase)" />

</Target>

<Target Name="RemoveReferences" Condition="$(AppExists)=='True'" >

<BizTalk2006.Application.RemoveReferences Application="$(BTAppName)" ReferenceApplications="$(BTSRefApp)" Server="$(BTServerName)" Database="$(BTServerDatabase)" />

</Target>

<Target Name="UnDeploy" Condition="$(AppExists)=='True'" >

<BizTalk2006.Application.Delete Application="$(BTAppName)" Server="$(BTServerName)" Database="$(BTServerDatabase)" />

</Target>

</Project>

Posted Thursday, July 31, 2008 2:28 PM by Sundara Prabu .T | 0 Comments

Msbuild Biztalk Stop Host Instances

<Project xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003" DefaultTargets ="StopHosts">

<Import Project="C:\sdc\Microsoft.Sdc.Common.Tasks" /> -- Download sdctasks  from Codeplex.com and put it here

<PropertyGroup >

<MsgFailed>Failed Stop Hosts for </MsgFailed>

<MsgSuccess>success Stop Hosts for </MsgSuccess>

<BTServerName></BTServerName>

<BTServerDatabase></BTServerDatabase>

< HostInst>Customercare</HostInst>

</PropertyGroup>

<Target Name="StopHosts" >

<Message Text ="Stopping BizTalk Host $(HostInst)"></Message>

<BizTalk2004.Host.Stop DisplayName="$(HostInst)" Server="$(BTServerName)" Database="$(BTServerDatabase)" />

<OnError ExecuteTargets ="HandleErr"/>

</Target>

 

<Target Name="HandleErr" >

<Warning Text ="$(MsgFailed) : $(HostInst)" ContinueOnError ="true" HelpKeyword ="HostsErr" ></Warning>

</Target>

</Project>

Posted Thursday, July 31, 2008 2:23 PM by Sundara Prabu .T | 1 Comments

Msbuild Deploy Biztalk Solution Projects

<Project xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003" DefaultTargets ="BuildSolutions;SuccessLog">

<PropertyGroup >

<MsgBuildFailed>Failed deploy for </MsgBuildFailed>

<MsgBuildSuccess>success deploy for </MsgBuildSuccess>

</PropertyGroup>

<Target Name="BuildSolutions">

<WriteLinesToFile File="$(HighLevelErrFile)" Lines="Compiling Biztalk Projects..." Overwrite="false"/>

<Message Importance ="normal" Text ="start deploy"></Message>

<Exec Command='devenv.com /deploy Release "c:\abc.sln"'

Outputs='c:\abc.sln' >

<Output TaskParameter="Outputs" PropertyName="BuildDone" />

</Exec >

<OnError ExecuteTargets ="HandleErr" />

</Target>

<Target Name="SuccessLog">

<Message Importance ="high" Text ="$(MsgBuildSuccess) : $(BuildDone)" ContinueOnError ="true"></Message>

<WriteLinesToFile File ="$(HighLevelErrFile)" Lines="$(MsgBuildSuccess) : $(BuildDone)" ContinueOnError="true"></WriteLinesToFile>

</Target>

<Target Name="HandleErr">

<Message Importance ="high" Text ="$(MsgBuildFailed) : $(BuildDone)" ContinueOnError ="true"></Message>

<WriteLinesToFile File ="$(HighLevelErrFile)" Lines="$(MsgBuildFailed) : $(BuildDone)" ContinueOnError="true"></WriteLinesToFile>

</Target>

</Project>

Posted Thursday, July 31, 2008 2:20 PM by Sundara Prabu .T | 1 Comments

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Msbuild Build Biztalk Project

I have used exec task inside msbuild and achieved the same.. for the rest like stopping / starting host instances, I use sdc tasks..

 

<Target Name="BuildSolutions">

   <Exec Command='devenv.com  /build $(BuildType) "c:\customer.btproj"'         >

</Target>

 

full detail here;

<Project xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003" DefaultTargets ="BuildSolutions;SuccessLog">

<PropertyGroup >

<MsgBuildFailed>Failed Build for </MsgBuildFailed>

<MsgBuildSuccess>success Build for </MsgBuildSuccess>

</PropertyGroup>

<Target Name="BuildSolutions">

<WriteLinesToFile File="$(HighLevelErrFile)" Lines="Compiling Biztalk Projects..." Overwrite="false"/>

<Message Importance ="normal" Text ="start build "></Message>

<Exec Command='devenv.com /build Release "c:\abc.sln"'

Outputs='c:\abc.sln' >

<Output TaskParameter="Outputs" PropertyName="BuildDone" />

</Exec >

<OnError ExecuteTargets ="HandleErr" />

</Target>

<Target Name="SuccessLog">

<Message Importance ="high" Text ="$(MsgBuildSuccess) : $(BuildDone)" ContinueOnError ="true"></Message>

<WriteLinesToFile File ="$(HighLevelErrFile)" Lines="$(MsgBuildSuccess) : $(BuildDone)" ContinueOnError="true"></WriteLinesToFile>

</Target>

<Target Name="HandleErr">

<Message Importance ="high" Text ="$(MsgBuildFailed) : $(BuildDone)" ContinueOnError ="true"></Message>

<WriteLinesToFile File ="$(HighLevelErrFile)" Lines="$(MsgBuildFailed) : $(BuildDone)" ContinueOnError="true"></WriteLinesToFile>

</Target>

</Project>

 

Posted Thursday, July 31, 2008 2:15 PM by Sundara Prabu .T | 1 Comments

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Msbuild Get Latest From TFS

<Project xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">

<Target Name="GetLatestFromTFS" >

<Message Importance ="normal" Text ="start GetLatest for "></Message>

<Exec Command='TF.exe get "$/ProjRoot" /overwrite /recursive /login:$(LoginCreds)'

ContinueOnError="False"/>

</Target>

</Project>

Posted Thursday, July 31, 2008 2:13 PM by Sundara Prabu .T | 0 Comments

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