Hello,
I am new in BT2004 and doing my first map,so I am really
sorry for silly question.
Does anybody know the "Step by Step" way to create a
functoid with external assembly call with step-by-step
instractions how to create an external assembly and how to
register it in GAC?
I will appretiate for any info.

Alex.

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Hello,

>I am new in BT2004 and doing my first map,so I am really  sorry for silly q
uestion.
>Does anybody know the "Step by Step" way to create a functoid with external
 assembly call with
>step-by-step instractions how to create an external assembly and how to register it
 in GAC?

BizTalk SDK contains a sample functoid and this page is a step by step giude
 on how to run it:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/e.../>
?frame=true

Instead of doing the steps under "How to run the sample", I suggest you do t
he following:

1) From a Visual Studio.NET BizTalk project, right-click the Toolbox, and se
lect Add/Remove Toolbox Items....
2) In the Customize Toolbox dialog box, select the Functoids tab.
3)Click Browse, and navigate to <bts directory>\Developer Tools\Mapper Exten
sions and select your assembly.
4) Click OK to close all dialogs.
5) Close the current solution (if any) and create a new BizTalk poroject
6) Add a new item of type map
7) Switch to the toolbox when the map is visible in visual studio

OBSERVE: your functoid has been installed under "string functoid".

To GAC an assembly: in a Visual Studio command prompt
(Start->Program Files->Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003->Visual Studio .NET
 Tools->Visual Studio .NET 2003 Command prompt)
enter the command: gacutil /if <fullpath to the assembly to gac>

Thanks.
-Gilles.

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Hello,

Ahaha, pressed "sent" too quickly.

[...]

>To GAC an assembly: in a Visual Studio command prompt
>(Start->Program Files->Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003->Visual Studio .NE
T Tools->Visual Studio .NET 2003 Command prompt)
>enter the command: gacutil /if <fullpath to the assembly to gac>

You can then use the following page to learn everything about the scripting 
functoid:

[url]http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/sdk/htm/ebiz_prog_map_iboo.asp?frame=true[
/url]

Thanks.
-Gilles.

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I did not want to build a "Custom Functoid", I just try to
use my "External Assembly" as a Script type for my
Standatd "Script functoid".
So Far, I found an information how to do so, but still
have not sucseeded.
Here what I did:
1. To my BizTalk2004 Solution - /Add New Project/VBProject-
Class Library
2. Develope .VB file(I just posted a text from .VB I
already completed and tested at other solution, so I am
sure it will work with no errors)
3. Rebuild solution
4. Created Strong name with "sn" utility: sn -k mykey.snk
5. Changed AssemblyInfo.vb to reflect version and key info:
<Assembly: AssemblyVersion("1.0.0.1")>
<Assembly: AssemblyKeyFile("C:\Development\BizTalk2004\SAP
Project\SAP\GetData\mykey.snk")>
6. Rebuild agein
7. Install my Class library to GAC

And now I am stock at this point.
For some reason I could not find my assembly at DropDown
box "Script assembly". I can see it just if I broes
to "C:\WINNTS\assembly" directory,but not in the script
functoid form.

Any help?

Alex.

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I did it!
I forgot to add my project to the reference!
Now I am ok.

Alex.

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