FIX: “Exception caught: Object reference not set to an instance of an object” error message when you compile a large map in BizTalk Server 2004
Symptoms
In Microsoft BizTalk Server 2004, you may receive the following error message when you try to compile a large map:
Exception Caught: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
Resolution
Service pack informationTo resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Microsoft BizTalk Server 2004. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
888751?(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/888751/) How to obtain the latest BizTalk Server 2004 service pack
Hotfix informationThe 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 tool in Control Panel.
DateTimeVersionSizeFile name——————————————————————————————01-Apr-200402:313.0.5267.0676,864Btsxmltools.dll01-Apr-200402:573.0.5267.0274,432Microsoft.biztalk.basefunctoids.dll01-Apr-200402:573.0.5267.045,056Microsoft.biztalk.crossreferencing.dll01-Apr-200402:573.0.5267.040,960Microsoft.biztalk.crossreferencingfunctoids.dll01-Apr-200402:573.0.5267.0249,856Microsoft.biztalk.mapper.dll01-Apr-200402:573.0.5267.01,114,112Microsoft.biztalk.tom.dll
NoteBecause of file dependencies, the most recent hotfix that contains these files may also contain additional files.