Eldert Grootenboer: 2012

Today I ran into a problem while trying to use the BizTalk PowerShell Provider on a Windows Server R2 installation.

I allready knew I would have to use the 32 bit version when working with the provider, however on starting up the console I received the following message:

Add-PSSnapin : Cannot load Windows PowerShell snap-in BizTalkFactory.Powershell.Extensions because of the following err or: Could not load file or assembly 'file:///C:\Program Files (x86)\BizTalkFactory PowerShell Provider\BizTalkFactory.P owerShell.Extensions.dll' or one of its dependencies. This assembly is built by a runtime newer than the currently load ed runtime and cannot be loaded. At C:\Users\Administrator\Documents\WindowsPowerShell\profile.ps1:5 char:13 + Add-PSSnapin <<<< BizTalkFactory.Powershell.Extensions + CategoryInfo : InvalidArgument: (BizTalkFactory.Powershell.Extensions:String) [Add-PSSnapin], PSSnapInE xception + FullyQualifiedErrorId : AddPSSnapInRead,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.AddPSSnapinCommand

In the documentation for the provider it states it targets .NET 2.0, and that the configuration files should be changed to the following:

</startup>

</configuration>

This did however not solve my problem.

After further investigation I found out you actually need following in the configuration file:

</startup>

</configuration>

At our customer, we are using several BizTalk solutions to seperate different BizTalk applications. For example, we have an own application for interfaces for the warehouse system, subsidiaries, suppliers, etc. We also have one application with shared resources like mappings and schemas. When receiving files from Navision, they don't have a namespace, so we need to add this ourselves. We do this in the receive pipeline. Now to be able to use one pipeline to receive multiple types of messages, my collegue Rex van der Laan created a pipeline component that can add namespaces depending on the root element of the message. Here is the code that does this.

using System;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.IO;
using System.Reflection;
using System.Xml;
using Microsoft.BizTalk.Component.Interop;
using Microsoft.BizTalk.Message.Interop;

namespace Company.BizTalk.PipelineComponents
{
    /// <summary>
    /// Custom component for adding a default namespace to a document.
    /// It is possible to define a namespace for an explicit root element by defining 
    /// the root element and the namespace like this:
    ///     RootElement1 =  Navision_SOC
    ///     Namespace1   =  http://www.business.com/BizTalk/Common/v100
    /// Adds namespace http://www.business.com/BizTalk/Common/v100 to an XmL document
    /// with rootelement Navision_SOC.
    /// RootElement1 and RootElement2 in combination with Namespace1 and Namespace2 
    /// work simular.
    /// It is also possible to define a default namespace.
    /// If a rootelement isn't defined to by one of the above rootelements, then the
    /// default namespace is used.
    /// </summary>
    [ComponentCategory(CategoryTypes.CATID_PipelineComponent)]
    [System.Runtime.InteropServices.Guid("6BC4F961-EF65-4190-BC6D-F57AA063D938")]
    [ComponentCategory(CategoryTypes.CATID_Decoder)]
    public class NamespaceAdderComponent : 
        Microsoft.BizTalk.Component.Interop.IComponent, 
        IBaseComponent, IPersistPropertyBag, IComponentUI
    {

        #region Properties
        
        /// <summary>
        /// First root element to look for.
        /// </summary>
        private string _RootElement1;

        /// <summary>
        /// First root element to look for.
        /// </summary>
        public string RootElement1
        {
            get
            {
                return _RootElement1;
            }
            set
            {
                _RootElement1 = value;
            }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Namespace to be used for the first defined root element.
        /// </summary>
        private string _Namespace1;

        /// <summary>
        /// Namespace to be used for the first defined root element.
        /// </summary>
        public string Namespace1
        {
            get
            {
                return _Namespace1;
            }
            set
            {
                _Namespace1 = value;
            }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Second root element to look for.
        /// </summary>
        private string _RootElement2;

        /// <summary>
        /// Second root element to look for.
        /// </summary>
        public string RootElement2
        {
            get
            {
                return _RootElement2;
            }
            set
            {
                _RootElement2 = value;
            }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Namespace to be used for the second defined root element.
        /// </summary>
        private string _Namespace2;

        /// <summary>
        /// Namespace to be used for the second defined root element.
        /// </summary>
        public string Namespace2
        {
            get
            {
                return _Namespace2;
            }
            set
            {
                _Namespace2 = value;
            }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Namespace to be used if root element does not match any of the previous
        /// root elements.
        /// </summary>
        private string _DefaultNamespace;

        /// <summary>
        /// Namespace to be used if root element does not match any of the previous 
        /// root elements.
        /// </summary>
        public string DefaultNamespace
        {
            get
            {
                return _DefaultNamespace;
            }
            set
            {
                _DefaultNamespace = value;
            }
        }

        #endregion

        #region IBaseComponent members

        /// <summary>
        /// Name of the component
        /// </summary>
        [Browsable(false)]
        public string Name
        {
            get
            {
                return "NamespaceAdderComponent";
            }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Version of the component
        /// </summary>
        [Browsable(false)]
        public string Version
        {
            get
            {
                return "1.0.0.0";
            }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Description of the component
        /// </summary>
        [Browsable(false)]
        public string Description
        {
            get
            {
                return "Adds a namespace to the root element, using the root element"
                + "to decide what namespace to add";
            }
        }
        
        #endregion

        #region IPersistPropertyBag members
        
        /// <summary>
        /// Gets class ID of component for usage from unmanaged code.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="classid">Class ID of the component.</param>
        public void GetClassID(out System.Guid classid)
        {
            classid = new System.Guid("6BC4F961-EF65-4190-BC6D-F57AA063D938");
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Not implemented.
        /// </summary>
        public void InitNew()
        {
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Loads configuration properties for the component.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="pb">Configuration property bag.</param>
        /// <param name="errlog">Error status.</param>
        public virtual void Load(Microsoft.BizTalk.Component.Interop.IPropertyBag pb,
            int errlog)
        {
            object val = null;
            
            // Read the first root element from the property bag
            val = this.ReadPropertyBag(pb, "RootElement1");
            
            if (val != null)
            {
                this._RootElement1 = ((string)(val));
            }
            
            // Read the first namespace from the property bag
            val = this.ReadPropertyBag(pb, "Namespace1");
            
            if (val != null)
            {
                this._Namespace1 = ((string)(val));
            }
            
            // Read the second root element from the property bag
            val = this.ReadPropertyBag(pb, "RootElement2");
            
            if (val != null)
            {
                this._RootElement2 = ((string)(val));
            }
            
            // Read the second namespace from the property bag
            val = this.ReadPropertyBag(pb, "Namespace2");
            
            if (val != null)
            {
                this._Namespace2 = ((string)(val));
            }
        
            // Read the default root element from the property bag
            val = this.ReadPropertyBag(pb, "DefaultNamespace");
            
            if (val != null)
            {
                this.DefaultNamespace = ((string)(val));
            }
        
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Saves the current component configuration into the property bag.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="pb">Configuration property bag.</param>
        /// <param name="fClearDirty">Not used.</param>
        /// <param name="fSaveAllProperties">Not used.</param>
        public virtual void Save(Microsoft.BizTalk.Component.Interop.IPropertyBag pb,
            bool fClearDirty, bool fSaveAllProperties)
        {
            // Save the first root element
            this.WritePropertyBag(pb, "RootElement1", this.RootElement1);

            // Save the first namespace
            this.WritePropertyBag(pb, "Namespace1", this.Namespace1);

            // Save the second root element
            this.WritePropertyBag(pb, "RootElement2", this.RootElement2);

            // Save the second namespace
            this.WritePropertyBag(pb, "Namespace2", this.Namespace2);
         
            // Save the default root element
            this.WritePropertyBag(pb, "DefaultNamespace", this.Namespace2);
      
        }

        #region utility functionality
        
        /// <summary>
        /// Reads property value from property bag.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="pb">Property bag.</param>
        /// <param name="propName">Name of property.</param>
        /// <returns>Value of the property.</returns>
        private object ReadPropertyBag(
            Microsoft.BizTalk.Component.Interop.IPropertyBag pb, string propName)
        {
            object val = null;
            
            try
            {
                pb.Read(propName, out val, 0);
            }
            catch (System.ArgumentException)
            {
                return val;
            }
            catch (System.Exception e)
            {
                throw new System.ApplicationException(e.Message);
            }
            
            return val;
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Writes property values into a property bag.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="pb">Property bag.</param>
        /// <param name="propName">Name of property.</param>
        /// <param name="val">Value of property.</param>
        private void WritePropertyBag(
            Microsoft.BizTalk.Component.Interop.IPropertyBag pb, string propName, 
            object val)
        {
            try
            {
                pb.Write(propName, ref val);
            }
            catch (System.Exception e)
            {
                throw new System.ApplicationException(e.Message);
            }
        }
        
        #endregion
        #endregion

        #region IComponentUI members
        
        /// <summary>
        /// Component icon to use in BizTalk Editor.
        /// </summary>
        [Browsable(false)]
        public IntPtr Icon
        {
            get
            {
                return IntPtr.Zero;
            }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// The Validate method is called by the BizTalk Editor during the build 
        /// of a BizTalk project.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="obj">An Object containing the configuration properties.
        /// </param>
        /// <returns>The IEnumerator enables the caller to enumerate through a 
        /// collection of strings containing error messages. These error messages 
        /// appear as compiler error messages. To report successful property 
        /// validation, the method should return an empty enumerator.</returns>
        public System.Collections.IEnumerator Validate(object obj)
        {
            return null;
        }
        
        #endregion

        #region IComponent members
        
        /// <summary>
        /// IComponent.Execute method is used to initiate
        /// the processing of the message in this pipeline component.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="pc">Pipeline context.</param>
        /// <param name="inmsg">Input message.</param>
        /// <returns>Original input message.</returns>
        public Microsoft.BizTalk.Message.Interop.IBaseMessage Execute(
            Microsoft.BizTalk.Component.Interop.IPipelineContext pc, 
            Microsoft.BizTalk.Message.Interop.IBaseMessage inmsg)
        {
            // Create the message that will be sent out when processing is done
            IBaseMessage pOutMessage = null;
            
            // Create an empty XML document
            XmlDocument xmlDocument = new XmlDocument();
            
            // Boolean indicating if the namespace has been set
            bool isNamespaceSet = false;
            
            try
            {
                // Get the data of the XML message
                xmlDocument.Load(inmsg.BodyPart.Data);
            }
            catch (Exception e)
            {
                throw new Exception("Error converting message to xml", e);
            }

            // Check if we specified the first root element
            // If we did, check if it is this document's root element
            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(_RootElement1) 
                && xmlDocument.DocumentElement.Name  == _RootElement1 )
            {
                // Set the namespace for this message
                pOutMessage = SetNamespace(inmsg, xmlDocument, _Namespace1);

                // The namespace has been set
                isNamespaceSet = true;
            }

            // Check if the namespace was allready set earlier
            // If not, check if we specified a second root element
            // If we did, check if it is this document's root element
            if (!isNamespaceSet 
                && !string.IsNullOrEmpty(_RootElement2) 
                && xmlDocument.DocumentElement.Name == _RootElement2)
            {
                // Set the namespace for this message
                pOutMessage = SetNamespace(inmsg, xmlDocument, _Namespace2);

                // The namespace has been set
                isNamespaceSet = true;
            }

            // Check if the namespace was allready set earlier
            if (!isNamespaceSet)
            {
                // Set the namespace for this message
                pOutMessage = SetNamespace(inmsg,_DefaultNamespace,
                    xmlDocument);
            }

            // Check if setting the namespace went ok
            if (pOutMessage == null)
            {
                // If not, set the output message to be the same as the input message
                pOutMessage = inmsg;
            }

            // Go to the start of the output message
            pOutMessage.BodyPart.Data.Position = 0;
            
            // Return the message for further processing in the pipeline
            return pOutMessage;
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Set the namespace of a XML message.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="pInMessage">The message in which we want to set the 
        /// namespace.</param>
        /// <param name="defaultNamespace">The namespace we want to set.</param>
        /// <param name="XmlDocument">The data of the xml message.</param>
        /// <returns>Original input message.</returns>
        private IBaseMessage SetNamespace(IBaseMessage pInMessage,
            string defaultNamespace,XmlDocument xmlDocument)
        {
            // Check if a namespace was provided
            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(defaultNamespace))
            {
                // Used to set the namespace
                string systemPropertiesNamespace = 
                    "http://schemas.microsoft.com/BizTalk/2003/system-properties";

                // Promotion of the messagetype
                string messageType = defaultNamespace + "#" + 
                    xmlDocument.DocumentElement.Name;
                pInMessage.Context.Promote("MessageType", 
                    systemPropertiesNamespace, messageType);

                // Used to set the xmlns namespace
                string xmlnsNS = "http://www.w3.org/2000/xmlns/";

                // Add the namespace to the xml document
                XmlAttribute attributeNode = xmlDocument.CreateAttribute("xmlns",
                    xmlnsNS);
                attributeNode.Value = defaultNamespace;
                xmlDocument.DocumentElement.SetAttributeNode(attributeNode);
                
                // We will write the new XML into the message
                pInMessage.BodyPart.Data = new MemoryStream();
                
                // Save the XML into the message
                xmlDocument.Save(pInMessage.BodyPart.Data);
                
                // Go to the start of the message
                pInMessage.BodyPart.Data.Position = 0;
            }
            
            // Return the message
            return pInMessage;
        }
        
        #endregion
    }
}

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