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WCF, BizTalk: Root element is missing

 
We had a strange behavior when generating a WCF Service with the BizTalk Publishing Wizard. When we browse to the generated service in our browser we got the message "Root element is missing".

WCF, BizTalk: The signature is invalid

We have generated with the BizTalk WCF Publishing Wizard a WCF Service based on a Metadata only endpoint for a Receive Location. The receive location will be configured as a net-MSMQ transport type.

We have encountered a problem that the message will not be send to the queue but to the dead letter queue with the message "The signature is invalid".

BizTalk: WCF-SQL Adapter not displayed on x64

When installing the SQL Adapter for x64 the adapter will not be displayed in BizTalk Administration when trying to add the adapter.

Because BizTalk Server Administration console runs as a 32-bit process and not in a 64-bit process it will not be displayed in the dropdown when registering the adapter in BizTalk Administration.

BizTalk: WCF - SQL Adapter for BizTalk 2009

If you are using the standard SQL adapter what is part of BizTalk you must be known that this adapter in the nearby future will not be supported anymore by Microsoft.

Because of this reason it is a best-practice to replace this adapter to the new WCF-SQL adapter.

This adapter which is also part of the BizTalk Adapter Pack 2.0 is also available as stand-alone download.

IIS 7.0 - HTTP Error 404.3 - Not Found when browsing for .svc file

When browsing on Windows Server 2008 with IIS 7.0 Installed and you want to browse to .svc file

you can get the following error:
The page you are requesting cannot be served because of the extension configuration. If the page is a script, add a handler. If the file should be downloaded, add a MIME map.