How to access MSMQ 3.0 from Client system

Manickam@discussions.microsoft.com Sankar Manickam

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Sep 4, 2006, 4:53:01 AM9/4/06

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Hi,

I have installed MSMQ 3.0 on Windows XP Professional.Now this system going
to be acts as server say MQSERVER so now i send the msg from someother system
say Host #1 using C#,I need to connect MQSERVER from Host #1 [all the systems
are in WorkGroup Mode]

I had tried the Paths as well as formats but all are working for MQSERVER
(i.e locally connect ) but it not when i was tried from Host #1.

MQSERVER System Code
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System.Messaging.MessageQueue mq;
mq = new
System.Messaging.MessageQueue(@"FormatName:DIRECT=OS:ComputerName\Private$\sankar");

Eventhough I have tried from local system,the above step won't works it
says Format Name is invalid but it works for below step.

mq = new
System.Messaging.MessageQueue(@"FormatName:DIRECT=OS:.\Private$\sankar");

Host #1 System Code :
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Now I would like to connect MQServer from Host #1.

System.Messaging.MessageQueue mq;
mq = new System.Messaging.MessageQueue
(@"FormatName:DIRECT=IP:10.145.105.61\Private$\sankar");

When I was executing this page,it says the error
System.Messaging.MessageQueueException: Invalid queue path name.

Environments :
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Both the system installed with Windows XP Professional and MSMQ 3.0 .
Both the system under WorkGroup Mode.

Thanks in advance,
Sankar

Yoel Arnon

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Sep 4, 2006, 1:54:02 PM9/4/06

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Hello Sankar,
The pathnames you are using look OK to me and shouls work, except for:

"FormatName:DIRECT=IP:10.145.105.61\Private$\sankar"

Instead, try:

"FormatName:DIRECT=TCP:10.145.105.61\Private$\sankar"

(Use "TCP" instead of "IP").

Now, about "FormatName:DIRECT=OS:ComputerName\Private$\sankar" :
what was "ComputerName" in your actual code? Was it resolved to the local
computer name on MQSERVER? This code worked for me....

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Hope that helps,
Yoel
www.msmq.biz

Sankar Manickam

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Sep 5, 2006, 1:06:02 AM9/5/06

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Hello Yoel,

Thanks for your reply.

Yes, "FormatName:DIRECT=OS:ComputerName\Private$\sankar" works only for
local machine but it fail to execute when it was in Remote.I had tried
"FormatName:DIRECT=TCP:10.145.105.61\Private$\sankar",but it works only for
local machine and fail to execute in remote.

My Problem is,How to connect MSMQ from "remote system"? I have
installed both the systems windows xp prof as well as MSMQ 3.0 and both the
systems' Messaging related services are running perfectly.Systems are
installed under "workgroup mode" so that i have the option to connect the
system using "Format Names" only instead of Path Names.

I have tried all the Format Names to connect MSMQ from remote but all
are end up with vain.

"FormatName:DIRECT=OS:.\Private$\sankar" [ Its only for Local ]
"FormatName:DIRECT=OS:SNR-148055\Private$\sankar"

"FormatName:DIRECT=TCP:10.145.105.61\Private$\sankar"

All the above steps will wok only in local not in remote.

Is any other step should i take for connect MSMQ from Remote ? I have
only Private Queues in my system.

Thanks in Advance,
Sankar

Sankar Manickam

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Sep 5, 2006, 1:35:01 AM9/5/06

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Hi Yoel,

Please ignore my previous reply because now I could able to connect
MSMQ from remote sytem.Yes,the cause of problem was to formulating format
name "FormatName : DIRECT" ( the spaces between FormatName and DIRECT cause
the Error "Invalid queue Path Name" )

Thanks for your effort Yoel,

Thanks & Regards
Sankar.