While promoting code from one 64 bit environment to another, I can across the following error while changing the configuration
Unable to get binding type for binding extension "sqlBinding".
Verify the binding extension is registered in machine.config."
Since I have come across this a couple of times, I might as well put a reminder out for myself:
The SQL adapter is a WCF custom binding, which is registered under System.ServiceModel in the machine.config file. A 64-bit platform has two machine.config files, one used by the 32-bit applications and the other used by the 64-bit applications. So, when you install the 64-bit version of the BizTalk Adapter Pack, the setup wizard registers the bindings in the 64-bit version of the machine.config file. However, BizTalk Server Administration console runs as a 32-bit process and hence when you configure a port for the adapter, it checks for the bindings in the 32-bit version of the machine.config file and fails giving an error.
Resolution
Install both the 32-bit and 64-bit versions of the BizTalk Adapter Pack on a 64-bit WCF LOB Adapter SDK installation.
posted @ Saturday, September 05, 2009 12:37 PM