FIX: Null Value That Is Passed to COM+ Components Becomes Empty When You Marshal Java Strings (305033)

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft COM+ 1.0, when used with:
- the operating system: Microsoft Windows 2000 SP1
- the operating system: Microsoft Windows 2000 SP2

This article was previously published under Q305033

SYMPTOMS

If you use Microsoft virtual machine for Java (Microsoft VM), a null value that passes from a Java client to a Java-based COM+ component invokes a Java class file. The Java class file in turn calls another Java-based COM+ component and then may be returned as an empty string instead of as a null string.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows 2000. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

260910 How to Obtain the Latest Windows 2000 Service Pack

The resolution to this problem is also available in COM+ Hotfix Rollup Package 15. For additional information, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

306417 INFO: Availability of Windows 2000 Post-Service Pack 2 COM+ Hotfix Rollup Package 15

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a bug in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION

For additional information about how to obtain a hotfix for Windows 2000 Datacenter Server, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

265173 The Datacenter Program and Windows 2000 Datacenter Server Product

For additional information on how to install multiple hotfixes with only one reboot, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

296861 Use QChain.exe to Install Multiple Hotfixes with Only One Reboot

Modification Type:	Major	Last Reviewed:	6/5/2003
Keywords:	kbbug kbfix kbWin2000PreSP3Fix kbWin2000sp3fix KB305033