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If you attempt to consume wsdl in Biztalk 2006 that contains the wsdl schema “import” element you will receive the following error:

 

I recently created a contract first wsdl that referenced numerous external schemas using the wsdl schema Import element.   For example:

<wsdl:import namespace="http://schemas.client.com/SomeApp/CommonTypes/20070316" location="CommonTypes.xsd"/> 

The wsdl was validated in xml Spy and in addition Visual Studio had no problem referencing it.  However, Biztalk 2006 threw the above error.  Further digging around revealed that Biztalk was unable to resolve the schema s referenced in the import elements.

Molnar Tibor has identified this problem and built an excellent tool kit called BiztalkWscfClient to resolve this problem.  Find it here.

Well ok, not quite, but it certainly made my day to day working life a little bit easier.  Welcome to my blog.  This is my first Conchango blog entry.  Time is always short these days so what better to open than with a great time saver - the QuickSet Location Profiler.

 
Life as a consultant means constantly moving between office, client site and home.  This is part of the daily routine; it comes with the job and is something I love.  Each location has its own network and each network has its own nuances.  Logging on via a LAN or VPN and having to set up shares and proxy settings was becoming a little tiresome.  Enter the latest version of Dell's QuickSet.  I installed version 7.1.8 for the Latitude D610.

Among the numerous useful features of this application is the Location Profiler.  The Profiler allows you to configure your machine's network connectivity with any number of "profiles".

  A profile is defined by any combination of the following:

• Network Shares
• Network Default Gateway ip address
• Proxy server ip 
• Default Printers
• VPN connections
• Run specified executables
• Firewall settings

 
The killer feature for me is the Automatic Profile Switching.  Activating this will allow the application to apply the correct profile, and all it's settings automatically whenever it a newtork connection is made and it detects a configured Default Gateway. 

To do this, simply add the network's Default Gateway and click Modify Settings and the select the Automatic radio button under Profile Switching. 

The Default Gateway can be determined by executing ipconfig on the command line (while connected to the network) or by asking the newtwork's Infrastructure team.  In the screen shot above you will see that the default gatway is 22.31.5.254.

When Quickset identifies a change of Default Gatway it automatically switches the profile and then simply informs you that it has changed.  When I logged on a home tonight I got this popup:

This simple little application saves me time every day and these days I don't seem to have much time at all.