FIX: BizTalk Server Does Not Preserve White Space in XML Documents (813205)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft BizTalk Server 2002

SYMPTOMS

After you pass an XML document through BizTalk Server, white space in the document may not be preserved. Where you previously saw a space, represented by hexadecimal 0x20, you may now see the following sequence of characters: 0D0A09. These characters are carriage return, line feed, and tab.

RESOLUTION

Service Pack Information

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Microsoft BizTalk Server 2002. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

815781 INFO: How to Obtain the Latest BizTalk Server 2002 Service Pack

Hot Fix Information

A supported fix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that is described in this article. Apply it only to computers that are experiencing this specific problem.

To resolve this problem, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the fix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services phone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;EN-US;CNTACTMS

NOTE: In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.

The English version of this fix has the file attributes (or later) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in coordinated universal time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel. 
   Date         Time   Version     Size     File name
   --------------------------------------------------------------
   30-Jan-2003  02:16  3.0.1559.0  131,344  Cisapi.dll
   30-Jan-2003  02:16  3.0.1559.0  528,656  Ciscore.dll      
   30-Jan-2003  02:16  3.0.1559.0  409,872  Cisengine.dll    
   30-Jan-2003  02:16  3.0.1559.0  721,168  Cisparser.dll
   30-Jan-2003  02:16  3.0.1559.0  352,528  Mscis.exe        
   11-Apr-2002  16:41               13,680  Btm_priorityupgrade.sql
   11-Apr-2002  16:41               19,632  Sq_priorityupgrade.sql
Note Because of file dependencies, the most recent hotfix or feature that contains these files may also contain additional files.
Important After you apply this service pack or hotfix, you must set the following registry key value to a decimal value of 1 to enable this feature:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\BTSSvc PreserveXMLWhiteSpaces (REG_DWORD)

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was first corrected in Microsoft BizTalk Server 2002 Service Pack 1.
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:10/17/2005
Keywords:kbHotfixServer kbQFE kbBizTalk2002SP1fix kbfix kbbug KB813205 kbAudDeveloper
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