A change of a BizTalk artifact is not visible in Visual Studio 2008

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Symptoms

Consider the following scenario. You change an artifact in a BizTalk server project. Then, you rebuild the project in Visual Studio 2008. In this scenario, the change is not visible in the generated assembly. However, the change may be visible when you rebuild the project again.

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Cause

This issue is caused because the Visual C# language service in Visual Studio 2008 relies on a file change notification for its closed file cache.

Sometimes, the file change notification is delayed. Then, a cached copy of the changed artifact is used instead. Therefore, the change is not visible until the file change notification is received.

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Resolution

Hotfix information

A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft. However, it is intended to correct only the problem that this article describes. Apply it only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem.

To resolve this problem, contact Microsoft Customer Support Services to obtain the hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Customer Support Services telephone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft website:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support

Note In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.

Prerequisites

You must have Visual Studio 2008 Service Pack 1 installed to apply this hotfix.

Restart information

You do not have to restart the computer after you install the hotfix if the affected file is not being used.

Registry information

You do not have to change the registry after you apply this hotfix.

Hotfix replacement information

This hotfix does not replace any other hotfixes.

File information

The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later file attributes) 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 item in Control Panel.

File name	File version	File size	Date	Time	Platform
Cslangsvc.dll	9.0.30729.4563	5,309,264	22-Jul-2010	02:10	x86
Microsoft.workflow.debugcontroller.dll	9.0.4203.4563	153,472	22-Jul-2010	02:10	x86
Microsoft.workflow.expressionevaluation.dll	9.0.4203.4563	4,608	22-Jul-2010	02:10	x86
Microsoft.workflow.vsdesigner.dll	9.0.4203.4563	532,480	22-Jul-2010	02:10	x86
Workflowproject.dll	9.0.4203.4563	161,632	22-Jul-2010	02:10	x86