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FIX: The BizTalk Server 2004 HTTP adapter does not support adding custom headers or modifying standard headers

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SYMPTOMS

You may want to use customized HTTP headers when you communicate with partners through HTTP. However, the Microsoft BizTalk Server 2004 HTTP adapter does not support adding custom HTTP headers or modifying standard HTTP headers.

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RESOLUTION

Service pack information

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Microsoft BizTalk Server 2004. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

888751

(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/888751/ )

How to obtain the latest BizTalk Server 2004 service pack

Hotfix information

Prerequisites

No prerequisites are required.

Restart requirement

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

Hotfix replacement information

This hotfix replaces Q837441.

File information

The English version of this hotfix 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
   --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   14-May-2004  00:43  3.0.5300.0    144,896  Btshttpreceive.dll
   14-May-2004  00:43  3.0.5300.0  1,021,440  Btsmsgcore.dll
   14-May-2004  00:08  3.0.5300.0     32,768  Microsoft.biztalk.cachingservice.dll
   14-May-2004  00:07  3.0.5300.0    720,896  Microsoft.biztalk.globalpropertyschemas.dll
   14-May-2004  00:43  3.0.5300.0     69,632  Microsoft.biztalk.httptransport.dll
   14-May-2004  00:15  3.0.5300.0     49,152  Microsoft.biztalk.messaging.dll
   14-May-2004  00:08  3.0.5300.0    217,088  Microsoft.biztalk.pipeline.dll

Note Because of file dependencies, the most recent hotfix that contains these files may also contain additional files.

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STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section. This problem was corrected in BizTalk Server 2004 Service Pack 1.

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MORE INFORMATION

The new context property to specify customized headers is the UserHttpHeaders property. The value of the UserHttpHeaders property must have the following format:

Header1: value\r\nHeader2: value\r\n

Note Put a colon (":") and a SPACE character (" ") between the header and the value. An empty header will cause the entry to be filtered out. An empty value is okay.

You can modify the following five standard HTTP headers by using the UserHttpHeaders property: