FIX: BizTalk Scriptor error handling does not work correctly when you install BizTalk Server 2002 Service Pack 1

After you apply Microsoft BizTalk Server 2002 Service Pack 1 (SP1), when you use the BizTalk Scriptor Application Integration Component (AIC) and the script encounters an error, you may notice the following event in the event log:

Source: COM+
Category: SVC
EventID: 4194

The system has called a custom component and that component has failed and generated 
an exception. This indicates a problem with the custom component. Notify the developer 
of this component that a failure has occurred and provide them with the information 
below. 
Component Prog ID: 
Server Application ID: {6ECD95AC-3C06-4A9B-9D43-4565C1BD3319}
Server Application Name: BizTalk Server Internal Utilities
Exception: C0000005
Address: 0x6B6161BC
Call Stack: 
vbscript + 0x161BC
vbscript + 0x2D316

The following event may also appear in the event log:

Source: BizTalk Server
Category: Document Processing
Event ID: 324
 
An error occurred in BizTalk Server.
 
Details:
------------------------------
[0x80010105] The server threw an exception.

The document that is being processed when the error occurs remains in the Work queue and is not moved to the Retry queue.

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

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

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

   Date         Time   Version     Size     File name
   -------------------------------------------------------
   26-Mar-2004  04:37  3.0.2520.0  561,424  SharedComp.dll

Note Because of file dependencies, the most recent hotfix that contains these files may also contain additional files.

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a bug in BizTalk Server 2002 Service Pack 1.