"Specified cast is not valid" error message when you deploy an Orchestration that was created in BizTalk Server 2004 (837119)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft BizTalk Server 2004 Developer Edition
  • Microsoft BizTalk Server 2004 Enterprise Edition
  • Microsoft BizTalk Server 2004 Partner Edition
  • Microsoft BizTalk Server 2004 Standard Edition

SYMPTOMS

When you try to deploy an Orchestration that was created in Microsoft BizTalk Server 2004, you receive an error message that is similar to the following:
[Microsoft.BizTalk.Deployment.DeploymentException] Unable to deploy early bindings.
[Microsoft.BizTalk.Deployment.Binding.BindingException] Failed updating binding information.
BindingException: Specified cast is not valid.
[System.InvalidCastException] Specified cast is not valid.

CAUSE

This behavior occurs because BizTalk Server 2004 requires that the COM+ Rollup QXP6 for Microsoft Windows XP or the COM+ Rollup 29 for Microsoft Windows 2000 be installed, depending on your operating system.

RESOLUTION

To avoid this behavior, install the COM+ Rollup package for your operating system and language.

The following tables list the COM+ Rollup packages that are available in the Microsoft Download Center. Click the link to download the package for your operating system and language.

COM+ Rollup QXP6 for Windows XP

LanguagePackage
English146346_ENU_i316_zip.exe
Chinese (Traditional)146341_CHT_i386_zip.exe
Chinese (Simplified)146340_CHS_i386_zip.exe
French146349_FRA_i386_zip.exe
German146344_DEU_i386_zip.exe
Italian146352_ITA_i386_zip.exe
Japanese146353_JPN_i386_zip.exe
Korean146354_KOR_i386_zip.exe
Spanish146347_ESN_i386_zip.exe

COM+ Rollup 29 for Windows 2000

LanguagePackage
English158264_ENU_i386_zip.exe
Chinese (Traditional)158272_CHT_i386_zip.exe
Chinese (Simplified)159693_CHS_i386_zip.exe
French159993_FRA_i386_zip.exe
German159694_DEU_i386_zip.exe
Italian159986_ITA_i386_zip.exe
Japanese159696_JPN_i386_zip.exe
Korean158267_KOR_i386_zip.exe
Spanish159994_ESN_i386_zip.exe

STATUS

This behavior is by design.

Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:8/6/2004
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