divi

HI
I am wondering how can i know the type of data like
XML,txt etc the data coming in working_data for
PostProcessor as i need to save data based on type .
Any help greatly appreciated
thanks
divi

jan eliasen

I wonder what a postprocessor is? Are you talink about an AIC or are
you talking about a preprocessor?

Anyway, getting the datatype is not easy, as everything is strings.
You need to lok at a string to know what it is. XMLmust begin with "<"
for instance. Basically, what BizTalk does is check if the XM parser
can read the input. You could throw the input you receive through a
XmlTextReader in .NET. If it fails, then treat it as plain text?

--
Jan Eliasen, representing himself and not the company he works for.

nick

If knowing the envelope would help, check out the "syntax"
value of the dictionary that is passed to the AIC.

There's a long list of values that come in that
dictionary. what follows is a subset that I've found
useful when parsing inbound HIPAA EDI do***ents.

// doc_type -- '837' -- value of ST01 of the submitted
do***ent

// in_doc_key -- Value of
dta_indoc_details.nlnDocKey (PK) column from Biztalk
Do***ent
// Tracking DB for submitted source
do***ent

// in_codepage -- codepage used by BTS to interpret
the inbound do***ent

// standards_version -- you'd think that this would be
from GS08, but instead it is the
// value of the standards_version
value from the do***ent definition

// in_doc_tracking_id -- Tracking id for inbound do***ent
in Biztalk Do***ent Tracking
// DB
dta_indoc_details.uidTrackingGUID

// syntax -- "CUSTOM" -- envelope type of inbound do***ent

// interchange_id -- Interchange control number
(ISA13) from the submitted do***ent

// submission_id -- Submission id of the source
do***ent. This is the value returned by
// the Submit() call

// in_group_key -- Value of
dta_group_details.nGroupKey(PK) column in Biztalk do***ent
tracking db.

// in_interchange_key -- Value of
dta_interchange_details.nInterchangeKey (PK) column
// from Biztalk do***ent tracking db

// working_data -- the body of the do***ent mapped
by the mapper