FIX: "Start element 'SQLSTATEMENT' expected" logged for a SQLEXECUTE operation from BizTalk Adapter 3.0 for Oracle Database

Consider the following scenario:

• You install Microsoft BizTalk Adapter Pack 2.0 on a computer that is running Microsoft BizTalk Server 2006 R2 or Microsoft BizTalk Server 2009.
• You create a BizTalk application that uses Microsoft BizTalk Adapter 3.0 for Oracle Database (also known as the Oracle Database adapter) to perform a SQLEXECUTE operation on an Oracle database.
• A request is received by the BizTalk application.

In this scenario, the adapter of the application does not process the request correctly. Additionally, an event entry that resembles the following is logged in the Application log:

This issue occurs because of an error in BizTalk Adapter 3.0 for Oracle Database.

Cumulative update information

A specific hotfix is available to resolve this issue. This hotfix is available individually and is included in Cumulative Update 1 for BizTalk Adapter Pack 2.0.

For more information about how to obtain the cumulative update package, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Hotfix information

A supported hotfix is available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the problem that is described in this article. Apply this hotfix only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem.

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Prerequisites

To apply this hotfix, you must have Microsoft BizTalk Adapter Pack 2.0 installed.

Restart requirement

You do not have to restart the computer after you apply this hotfix.

Hotfix replacement information

This hotfix does not replace any other hotfixes.

File information

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For all supported x86-based versions of BizTalk Adapter Pack 2.0

For all supported x64-based versions of BizTalk Adapter Pack 2.0

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.

To perform an SQLEXECUTE operation on an Oracle database, you have to create a schema for the SQLEXECUTE operation by using the Consume Adapter Service BizTalk project add-in.

This issue usually occurs when you select the SQLEXECUTE schema as the destination schema in the BizTalk mapper to create the requests. The request that is created by the mapper contains a series of node numbers such as ns0, ns1, and ns2. For example, the request resembles the following:

For more information about how to perform an SQLEXECUTE operation by using BizTalk Server, visit the following Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) website:

For more information about how to generate a schema by using the Consume Adapter Service add-in, visit the following MSDN website:

For more information about BizTalk Server hotfixes, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: