XADM: Multi-Valued String Array MAPI Property is Not Being Copied from Store to Store

ID: Q234869


The information in this article applies to:


SYMPTOMS

When a message containing a multi-valued string array MAPI property is moved or copied from one information store database to another, the MAPI property values are not properly copied. If the message has a custom-form that relies on the data carried in the MAPI property, the form may be displayed with unexpected results.


CAUSE

The information store that is the source of the move is not properly handling empty array elements.


RESOLUTION

Exchange Server 5.0

A supported fix that corrects this problem is now available from Microsoft, but it has not been fully regression tested and should be applied only to systems experiencing this specific problem. If you are not severely affected by this specific problem, Microsoft recommends that you wait for the next Microsoft Exchange Server version 5.0 service pack that contains this fix.

To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the fix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services phone numbers and information on support costs, please go to the following address on the World Wide Web:
http://www.microsoft.com/support/supportnet/overview/overview.asp
The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:

Component: Information Store

File name Version
Store.exe 5.0.1462.2
Mdbmsg.dll 5.0.1462.2


NOTE: If this product was already installed on your computer when you purchased it from the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) and you need this fix, please call the Pay Per Incident number listed on the above Web site. If you contact Microsoft to obtain this fix, and if it is determined that you only require the fix you requested, no fee will be charged. However, if you request additional technical support, and if your no-charge technical support period has expired, or if you are not eligible for standard no-charge technical support, you may be charged a non-refundable fee.

For more information about eligibility for no-charge technical support, see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
Q154871 Determining If You Are Eligible for No-Charge Technical Support

Exchange Server 5.5

A supported fix that corrects this problem is now available from Microsoft, but it has not been fully regression tested and should be applied only to systems experiencing this specific problem. If you are not severely affected by this specific problem, Microsoft recommends that you wait for the next Microsoft Exchange Server version 5.5 service pack that contains this fix.

To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the fix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services phone numbers and information on support costs, please go to the following address on the World Wide Web:
http://www.microsoft.com/support/supportnet/overview/overview.asp
The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:

Component: Information Store

File name Version
Store.exe 5.5.2632.0
Mdbmsg.dll 5.5.2632.0
Netif.dll 5.5.2632.0
Gapi32.dll 5.5.2632.0
Dsamain.exe 5.5.2600.0
Perfdsa.dll 5.5.2600.0


NOTE: If this product was already installed on your computer when you purchased it from the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) and you need this fix, please call the Pay Per Incident number listed on the above Web site. If you contact Microsoft to obtain this fix, and if it is determined that you only require the fix you requested, no fee will be charged. However, if you request additional technical support, and if your no-charge technical support period has expired, or if you are not eligible for standard no-charge technical support, you may be charged a non-refundable fee.

For more information about eligibility for no-charge technical support, see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
Q154871 Determining If You Are Eligible for No-Charge Technical Support


STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Exchange Server version 5.0 and 5.5.

Additional query words:


Keywords          : exc5 exc55 
Version           : winnt:5.0,5.5
Platform          : winnt 
Issue type        : kbbug 

Last Reviewed: July 12, 1999