Generating metadata from Type Library

COM type definitions usually reside in a type library. In contrast, CLS-compliant compilers produce type metadata in an assembly. The two sources of type information are quite different.


Here is the tutorial that describes techniques on how to generate metadata from a type library. The resulting assembly is called an interop assembly.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/xwzy44e4.aspx

Windows Server AppFabric

Windows Server AppFabric is a set of integrated technologies that make it easier to build, scale and manage Web and composite applications that run on IIS.

Windows Server AppFabric hosting features enhance the hosting of .NET Framework version 4 Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) and Windows Workflow Foundation (WF) services in the Windows Process Activation Service (WAS) by providing the following capabilities:

• Simplified deployment and management of WCF and WF services hosted in WAS
  
• Simplified configuration of persistence for durable workflows
  
• Customizable tracking profiles that allow you to capture only the data you need
  
• Dedicated, queryable storage for tracked data
  
• Windows PowerShell cmdlets that allow you to create custom management scripts
  
• Customizable monitoring of hosted services
  
• Supports Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6) through Windows IPv6 stack
  
• Automatically starting applications to minimize service latency

Failed to access IIS metabase ASP.NET

Open visual studio command prompt and type this command


aspnet_regiis -ga

or


 aspnet_regiis -i

alternatively  paste this command into windows command prompt


%windir%\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\aspnet_regiis.exe -i

Biztalk server : Dehydration and Rehydration

Dehydration :-
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Dehydration is the process of storing orchestration state in the message box through object form called dehydration.

Rehydration :-
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It is the process of restoring the orchestration state back to its original position from object form .

BizTalk Server Knowledge Base Articles

Below link has few knowledge base articles  and hot fixes . These articles would help us when dealing with any performance related or unexpected errors
 

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-US/library/cc983851(v=BTS.10).aspx

Ordered Message Delivery in BizTalk Server

Microsoft has published an article on ordered message delivery. Good to go through ....

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb851740.aspx