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Darren
Darren

Reputation: 15

How to update assemblies for biztalk applications

Usually we need to modfiy the code for new requirements, then rebuild the project and gac the dll files modfied on the biztalk server, that way works fine before last month. Now I find that's not enough, I have to add the dll files mannully by 'Add resource' and then everything goes well as before. I got no idea about that as I took over the biztalk 2006 project rencently but I know nothing about that before.

I read the ms document How to Add a BizTalk Assembly to an Application, I found a problem when excute 'BTSTask AddResource /ApplicationName:MyApplication /Type:System.BizTalk:BizTalkAssembly /Overwrite /Source:"C:\BizTalk Assemblies\MyOrchestration.dll" /Destination:"C:\New BizTalk Assemblies\ MyOrchestration.dll "', an error prompt that I must unenlist the orchestrations before add the assmebly just like what I do 'Add resource' manully. Is there a way to add modfied dll files by just using 'gacutil.exe /i' as I do before?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 2377

Answers (1)

DTRT
DTRT

Reputation: 11040

Whether or not you can "sneak" a new Assembly in depends on several factors. However, in no cases is this a supported production operation.

If only the internals of an Artifact have changed, Schemas and Maps being the least complicating, you can usually get away with it, in DEV only. But if any interface (Ports) or definitions (Schema/Message Type) changes, you have to remove and redeploy.

So, sorry to say, but you've probably just been lucky up to now.

Upvotes: 3

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