Convert IBM MQ to MSMQ

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Hi,

I am working on a VB6.0 to VB.Net migration project. Also currently there is an IBM MQ setup to which the VB6.0 application connects in the output mode and then puts messages in the Queue which I believe is in xml format.

We also have a requirement of getting rid of this IBM MQ and implementing MSMQ instead of it.

So these are my Questions:

1) Is it possible?
2) Will the applications which are reading this Queue also require some change?
3) How complex or difficult will this be?
4) Can someone give an overview of steps which need to be followed to achieve this?

I am really confused about this. Please help.

Posted 31-Jul-12 6:41am

Apar Mathur

Updated 31-Jul-12 6:44am

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jschell · Answer 1 · 2012-07-31T07:58:00

-- 1) Is it possible?
Yes.

-- 2) Will the applications which are reading this Queue also require some change?
Absolutely.

-- 3) How complex or difficult will this be?
Depends on what the queue does.

-- 4) Can someone give an overview of steps which need to be followed to achieve this?
A. Learn MSMQ
B. (Probably) write an API that wraps MSMQ and yet looks similar to what you are using for IBM MQ.
C. Modify existing code to use B.

On gotcha that might or might not matter...MSMQ has a hard limit of 4 megs of data (so 4 megs of bytes including MSMQ overhead). In practice in specific applications then limited my usage to about 1.5 megs of text data.

Other potential problem areas is that if at least (maybe all) cases if MSMQ persistence storage (files) reach their max of 2 gigs then MSMQ just locks up.
And figuring out how MSMQ routes is ridiculously hard. Especially if you choose to use 'public' queues (which then rely on Active Directory.)