BizTalk, coding, observations, and whatever else crosses my path.http://blogs.msdn.com/ebattalio/atom.xmlCommunity Server2007-01-11T11:27:00Zhttp://blogs.msdn.com/ebattalio/archive/2008/05/02/verbatims.aspx2008-05-02T20:59:00Z2008-05-02T20:59:00ZWe spend a bit of our time interacting with customers, partners and other concerned citizens who take the time to write out some feedback. Microsoft is very customer focused and spends time working through these "verbatims" at different levels. The Connected Systems Division User Assistance team is very interested in verbatims. We love them. But how do we love them? Let me count two of the ways in this post. First, we love the ones with the volume cranked up to 11. These types of verbatims usually...(<a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/ebattalio/archive/2008/05/02/verbatims.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=8451375" width="1" height="1">ebattaliohttp://blogs.msdn.com/members/ebattalio.aspxhttp://blogs.msdn.com/ebattalio/archive/2008/01/18/biztalk-server-r2-scale-out-configuration-poster.aspx2008-01-18T20:11:00Z2008-01-18T20:11:00ZAre you interested in a concise summary of some of the scale-out options for BizTalk Server R2? How about if the summary was a poster you could print out, tack to a wall, and cover with Post-It's? If so, look no further than the BizTalk Server 2006 R2 Scale-Out Configurations poster. It shows the architecture for: Single Server Basic Scale-Out Advance Scale-Out Take a look and then share your thoughts. Is it useful? Did you print it out? Do you have ideas for other posters or content?...(<a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/ebattalio/archive/2008/01/18/biztalk-server-r2-scale-out-configuration-poster.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=7150925" width="1" height="1">ebattaliohttp://blogs.msdn.com/members/ebattalio.aspxhttp://blogs.msdn.com/ebattalio/archive/2007/06/01/nifty-community-content-part-1.aspx2007-06-01T17:37:00Z2007-06-01T17:37:00ZBizTalk Server has a vibrant community full of smart folks offering up tricks, tips and gems. Some great sites include the following listed in no particular order and definitely incomplete: BizTalk Server at Codeplex . The BizTalkDisassembler add-in for .NET Reflector is a great addition to one of my favorite tools on the net. Use the BizTalkDisassembler to sniff around BizTalk application assemblies to learn how a solution is compiled or to better understand an existing solution. BizUnit provides...(<a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/ebattalio/archive/2007/06/01/nifty-community-content-part-1.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=3026840" width="1" height="1">ebattaliohttp://blogs.msdn.com/members/ebattalio.aspxhttp://blogs.msdn.com/ebattalio/archive/2007/04/17/msd-magazine-8-tips-and-tricks-for-better-biztalk-programming.aspx2007-04-17T21:15:00Z2007-04-17T21:15:00ZMarty and Scott have an article in this month's MSDN Magazine, "8 Tips and Tricks For Better BizTalk Programming". Each tip (I am not giving any away) is reinforced with useful details and examples. The article also includes a short list of resources for new BizTalk Server 2006 developers. Take a look....(<a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/ebattalio/archive/2007/04/17/msd-magazine-8-tips-and-tricks-for-better-biztalk-programming.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=2165113" width="1" height="1">ebattaliohttp://blogs.msdn.com/members/ebattalio.aspxhttp://blogs.msdn.com/ebattalio/archive/2007/04/03/how-to-download-biztalk-server-2006-r2-beta-2.aspx2007-04-03T23:09:00Z2007-04-03T23:09:00ZBizTalk Server 2006 R2 Beta 2 is now available from the Microsoft Connect Site. If you are not a member of the BizTalk Server 2006 R2 connect community, you can still get a copy of the beta through the Microsoft Connect Site, but it takes some persistence. 1. Navigate to the Microsoft Connect Site, https://connect.microsoft.com/ . 2. Sign in using your Passport credentials. 3. On the right side of the Connect home screen, click My Participation . 4. On the My Participation screen, click available...(<a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/ebattalio/archive/2007/04/03/how-to-download-biztalk-server-2006-r2-beta-2.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=2020735" width="1" height="1">ebattaliohttp://blogs.msdn.com/members/ebattalio.aspxhttp://blogs.msdn.com/ebattalio/archive/2007/03/27/biztalk-server-2006-documentation-in-pdf.aspx2007-03-27T17:54:00Z2007-03-27T17:54:00ZDo you have a hankerin' for a 117 meg (55 meg compressed) PDF file containing the full documentation set (almost 20k pages) for BizTalk Server 2006? Hanker no more because it is now available here . Is this too much to digest at one sitting? Let me know how you would like the content split up and I'll see what we can do....(<a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/ebattalio/archive/2007/03/27/biztalk-server-2006-documentation-in-pdf.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=1964232" width="1" height="1">ebattaliohttp://blogs.msdn.com/members/ebattalio.aspxhttp://blogs.msdn.com/ebattalio/archive/2007/03/20/o.aspx2007-03-20T17:53:00Z2007-03-20T17:53:00ZStill lurking......(<a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/ebattalio/archive/2007/03/20/o.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=1919896" width="1" height="1">ebattaliohttp://blogs.msdn.com/members/ebattalio.aspxhttp://blogs.msdn.com/ebattalio/archive/2007/02/27/repurposing-content.aspx2007-02-27T19:44:00Z2007-02-27T19:44:00ZThere are software tools for just about anything these days. One class of tools lets users like you and me convert a CHM into other formats including, not surprisingly, PDF. Sure, you could grab a copy of most of the BizTalk Server 2006 documentation from the Developer Center (a zip that contains a PDF for each major bucket under the root doc node) and get down to PDF'ing quickly. It doesn't contain everything (the SDK is omitted), but does contain the major buckets including Getting Started, Developing,...(<a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/ebattalio/archive/2007/02/27/repurposing-content.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=1769787" width="1" height="1">ebattaliohttp://blogs.msdn.com/members/ebattalio.aspxhttp://blogs.msdn.com/ebattalio/archive/2007/02/26/the-80-s-called.aspx2007-02-27T00:14:00Z2007-02-27T00:14:00ZAnd they want their music back. You do too? Check out Club 977 The 80's Channel and plug in. Come on Eileen!...(<a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/ebattalio/archive/2007/02/26/the-80-s-called.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=1765665" width="1" height="1">ebattaliohttp://blogs.msdn.com/members/ebattalio.aspxhttp://blogs.msdn.com/ebattalio/archive/2007/02/21/biztalk-server-sdk-sample-uber-collection.aspx2007-02-21T19:21:00Z2007-02-21T19:21:00ZThe uber collection of all SDK samples published to the BizTalk Server developer center has gone live here . Make sure you have some megs available on yer hard drive -- about 50 or so -- or you will be unhappy when you unpack 'em. I caught a couple of episodes of "new" Scooby Doo and thought they were more hip than the ones I grew up with. Charm has its place, but the new Scoob is great with plenty of bones thrown to the adults. Thanks to the Woodinville branch of the King County Library system for...(<a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/ebattalio/archive/2007/02/21/biztalk-server-sdk-sample-uber-collection.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=1735939" width="1" height="1">ebattaliohttp://blogs.msdn.com/members/ebattalio.aspxhttp://blogs.msdn.com/ebattalio/archive/2007/02/19/pinging.aspx2007-02-20T01:11:00Z2007-02-20T01:11:00ZStill here, just not full of compelling content for the ol' blog....(<a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/ebattalio/archive/2007/02/19/pinging.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=1719093" width="1" height="1">ebattaliohttp://blogs.msdn.com/members/ebattalio.aspxhttp://blogs.msdn.com/ebattalio/archive/2007/01/30/have-questions.aspx2007-01-30T18:36:00Z2007-01-30T18:36:00ZDo you have any questions about BizTalk Server that you have been itching to ask but haven't? Post them here or send them to me v/o this blog and I will try to chase down an answer. Here are a few disclaimers/rules/humorous asides: No existential questions. I can barely figure out the traffic signal timing along Avondale Road let alone the meaning of life, the universe, and everything. I am not an official support channel. I am unofficial -- casual support? Something like that. Contact customer support...(<a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/ebattalio/archive/2007/01/30/have-questions.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=1557594" width="1" height="1">ebattaliohttp://blogs.msdn.com/members/ebattalio.aspxhttp://blogs.msdn.com/ebattalio/archive/2007/01/22/biztalk-server-sdk-sample-boxed-set.aspx2007-01-22T20:49:00Z2007-01-22T20:49:00ZWe have received a few requests to create a single zip file containing all of the SDK samples on the BizTalk Server Developer Center Code Samples page . Since this is something I can do quickly outside of formal channels, I grabbed a copy of all of the samples and crammed them into a single zip: BizTalk Server SDK Sample Boxed Set This collection was made from all of the samples available 1/22/2007; I also threw in the current version of the Minty Fresh DBFunktoids. Unzipped, the directory takes...(<a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/ebattalio/archive/2007/01/22/biztalk-server-sdk-sample-boxed-set.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=1509044" width="1" height="1">ebattaliohttp://blogs.msdn.com/members/ebattalio.aspxhttp://blogs.msdn.com/ebattalio/archive/2007/01/19/eclipse.aspx2007-01-19T21:24:00Z2007-01-19T21:24:00ZShort post, this one. While flying around the west coast, I fell into a discussion of the relative merits of Eclipse versus Visual Studio. I tend to use Visual Studio and, for smaller files or quick edits, Ultra Edit. I did take a look at Eclipse a few years ago but haven't really had a need or desire to revisit. Our conversation ultimately focused on add-ins and, specifically, how the Eclipse refactoring tool is better than the Visual Studio refactoring tool. I don't spend too much time refactoring...(<a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/ebattalio/archive/2007/01/19/eclipse.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=1494119" width="1" height="1">ebattaliohttp://blogs.msdn.com/members/ebattalio.aspxhttp://blogs.msdn.com/ebattalio/archive/2007/01/11/so-you-want-to-write-an-orchestration.aspx2007-01-11T22:27:00Z2007-01-11T22:27:00ZIs there a BizTalk Server 2006 orchestration in your future? This post is a modest attempt to catalog some of the many useful tidbits of information out on the web. It will evolve over time. Legend blog = blog post core = BizTalk Server 2006 core documentation hosted on MSDN. lib = non-core docs at Microsoft other = general resource out on the vast interweb wp = BizTalk Server 2006 whitepaper Still not sure about the legend but since I used one for the map content, I'll use it here. And now for the...(<a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/ebattalio/archive/2007/01/11/so-you-want-to-write-an-orchestration.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=1451561" width="1" height="1">ebattaliohttp://blogs.msdn.com/members/ebattalio.aspx