Working with BizTalk Configuration File – BTSNTSvc.exe.config

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1. How to read this custom appsetting config data in Expression shape of the orchestration?

   For directly pulling information from sections, I am using
   System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager.AppSettings.Get(“welcomeInfo”);

   Same doesn’t work when I move the config data to a custom config file and refer the same in BTSNTSvc.exe.config

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   1. Hi RV,
      I normally use this function:
      public static string GetNameValueFileSectionHandlerKey(string keyname, string section)
      {
      string keyvalue = “”;
      NameValueCollection InitParams;
      InitParams = (NameValueCollection)System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager.GetSection(section);
      keyvalue = InitParams[keyname];
      return keyvalue;
      }

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      1. Hello Sandro,

         I am getting following exception while using above custom section:

         xlang/s engine event log entry: Uncaught exception (see the ‘inner exception’ below) has suspended an instance of service ‘Config_Proj1.BizTalk_Orchestration1(25270535-d3e5-7f2c-25ac-6714e23fd92d)’.
         The service instance will remain suspended until administratively resumed or terminated.
         If resumed the instance will continue from its last persisted state and may re-throw the same unexpected exception.
         InstanceId: 62bce38d-2b2c-4de0-9c10-e15054ff952e
         Shape name: ConstructMessage_1
         ShapeId: cba72bfa-f863-4a80-a555-e1d964f6f1cc
         Exception thrown from: segment 1, progress 6
         Inner exception: Unrecognized attribute ‘file’. Note that attribute names are case-sensitive. (C:Program Files (x86)Microsoft BizTalk Server 2010BTSNTSvc.exe.Config line 38)

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         1. Hi Tarun,

            Normally this type of error happens when you are trying to specify another external AppSetting file from within the first external AppSetting file.

            For example: you can’t specify another external AppSetting file MyCommonApp.config file from MyApp.config file, if you are trying to do that, you will get this error.

            But to help you better I need to see your two configuration files: BtsNTSvc.exe.config and MyApp.config; if you want please send me an email with this two files

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2. Hello Sandro,

   Thanks for the update. I checked the config files and found the entry in BTSNTsv.exe.config is incorrect. Above problem is resolved after using the correct entry.

   Incorrect:

   Correct:

   Also one strange thing, if I update BTSNTSvc.exe.config with above entry as first thing after tag it works but if I put this entry after then it does not work.

   What is reason for this ?

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   1. You forgot to put the entries: Incorrect and correct 🙂

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      1. Hello Sandro,

         Thanks for the update. I checked the config files and found the entry in BTSNTsv.exe.config is incorrect. Above problem is resolved after using the correct entry.

         Incorrect:

         Correct:

         Also one strange thing, if I update BTSNTSvc.exe.config with above entry as first thing after tag it works but if I put this entry after other tags like then BizTalk host does not start.

         What is reason for this ?

         Tarun Garg

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      2. I think XML tags are removed when I post here…

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         1. Send me an email.

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      3. Hello Sandro,

         Thanks for the update. I checked the config files and found the entry in BTSNTsv.exe.config is incorrect. Above problem is resolved after using the correct entry.

         Incorrect:

         section name=”BizTalk_Helper1″ type=”System.Configuration.NameValueFileSectionHandler, System, Version=1.0.3300.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089″

         Correct:

         section name=”BizTalk_Helper1″ type=”System.Configuration.NameValueFileSectionHandler, System, Version=1.0.3300.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089″

         Also one strange thing, if I update BTSNTSvc.exe.config with above entry as first thing after tag configuration it works but if I put this entry after other tags like system.runtime.remoting then BizTalk host does not start.

         What is reason for this ?

         Tarun Garg

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3. Hello Sandro,
   i have created a custom library where i enable/disable receive locations.
   in this library i make reference to the Microsoft.BizTalk.ExplorerOM.dll,
   i create a “BtsCatalogExplorer” object that needs a conn string to the mbox database

   The connstring is stored in the ” BTSNTSvc.exe.config” file.(both of them 64 and 32)

   *appSettings*
   *add key=”qwerty” value=”Server=testserver;Database=’BizTalkMgmtDb’;Integrated Security=true”/*
   *appSettings/*

   When i worked in the 2013 standart edition it worked fine,

   I upgraded to the enterprise 2013 R2 edition.

   When i try to call the library it fails with the error

   ————
   Exception thrown from: segment 1, progress 10
   Inner exception: A network-related or instance-specific error occurred while establishing a connection to SQL Server. The server was not found or was not accessible. Verify that the instance name is correct and that SQL Server is configured to allow remote connections. (provider: Named Pipes Provider, error: 40 – Could not open a connection to SQL Server)

   Exception type: SqlException
   Source: .Net SqlClient Data Provider
   Target Site: Void set_ConnectionString(
   ————
   any idea?

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4. Hello Sandro,

   I am also looking for a solution where different BizTalk application can have its own configuration file. Your blog give me some hope of its possibility.What I am not getting is how BizTalk application will be mapped to its ConfiigSection . It will be great if you can share your sample application with me. Thanks in advance.

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5. hello Sandro,

   I migrating to biztalk2020 and i’m having this issue on the eUAT environment :
   biztalk is picking up the machine.config file instead of the External config file in BizTalk Configuration File , helo please.

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