Prerequisites: The following solution should be built on a development machine with: a) Visual Studio 2005 and BizTalk 2006 installed. Extract BTSMessageHelper.zip to the root of the C:\ drive The following folders should be created: C:\BTSMessageHelper\BTSClassHelper C:\BTSMessageHelper\BTSTestMessageHelper C:\BTSMessageHelper\Files Install and run the sample __________________________ 1) Navigate to folder: C:\BTSMessageHelper Open Visual Studio Solution: BTSMessageHelper.sln For the BTSTestMessageHelper BizTalk project, check Deployment property page for correct Server and Configuration Database (Right mouse button on the BTSTestMessageHelper project in Visual Studio and choose Properties in the pop up menu. In the dialog choose -> Configuration Properties -> Deployment) 2) Deploy In Visual Studio right mouse button on Solution 'BTSMessageHelper' and in the popup menu choose -> Deploy This will build both projects in the solution,deploy the BTSTestMessageHelper BizTalk project and GAC the C# class project -> BTSClassHelper. Using the BizTalk 2006 Administration console, ensure that an Application called BTSTestMessageHelper was created. 3) Import the Binding file and Start Application Using the BizTalk 2006 Administration console, navigate to the BTSTestMessageHelper application. Right mouse button on the BTSTestMessageHelper application and in the popup menu choose: Import -> Bindings In the Import Bindings Dialog box, navigate to folder: C:\BTSMessageHelper and then choose file: bindings.xml Right mouse button on the BTSTestMessageHelper application and choose Start in the popup menu to start the application. 4) Test Navigate to folder: C:\BTSMessageHelper\Files Copy file: Request.xml To folder: C:\BTSMessageHelper\Files\ReceiveMsg Navigate to Folder: C:\BTSMessageHelper\Files\SendMsg The resultant output xml file should be dropped to the above folder To determine how things work, please examine the two Visual Studio projects and visit: http://objectsharp.com/cs/blogs/matt/archive/2007/04/17/biztalk-message-helper-methods.aspx