BUG: PORequestApproval.wsc Component Is Hard-Coded to Expect the English Date/Time Format (312759)

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft BizTalk Server 2000
Microsoft BizTalk Server 2002

This article was previously published under Q312759

SYMPTOMS

In the Microsoft BizTalk Server tutorial, PORequestApproval.wsc contains the following statement which expects an English date/time format:

Line 47:<BR/>
'Generate a Unique Number used to generate unique files using a mask<BR/>
strTimeNow = left(Replace(CStr(FormatDateTime(Now(), 3)),":",""), 6)

The date and time are used to generate unique file names.

CAUSE

This problem occurs because the script is expecting the date and time in the following format:

   MM/DD/YY HH:MM:SS

This may cause errors when the script tries to generate a unique file name on localized platforms that are not using the English date/time format.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, modify the script to adjust for your local date/time format by using the DatePart function:

strTimeNow = DatePart("h", Now()) & DatePart("n", Now()) & DatePart("s", Now())

As an alternative, you can change your regional setting to use English date/time format.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in Microsoft BizTalk Server 2002.

Modification Type:	Major	Last Reviewed:	6/4/2003
Keywords:	kbbug kbnofix KB312759