I'm writing a simple console client-server app using MSMQ. I'm attempting to run it over the workgroup we have set up. They run just fine when run on the same computer, but I can't get them to connect over the network. I've tried adding Direct=, OS:, and a bunch of combinations of other prefaces, but I'm running out of ideas, and obviously don't know the right way to do it. My queue's don't have GUIDs, which is also slightly confusing. Whenever I attempt to connect to a remote machine, I get an invalid queue name message. What do I have to do to make this work?
Server:
class Program
{
static string _queue = @"\Private$\qim";
static MessageQueue _mq;
static readonly object _mqLock = new object();
static void Main(string[] args)
{
_queue = Dns.GetHostName() + _queue;
lock (_mqLock)
{
if (!MessageQueue.Exists(_queue))
_mq = MessageQueue.Create(_queue);
else
_mq = new MessageQueue(_queue);
}
Console.Write("Starting server at {0}:\n\n", _mq.Path);
_mq.Formatter = new BinaryMessageFormatter();
_mq.BeginReceive(new TimeSpan(0, 1, 0), new object(), OnReceive);
while (Console.ReadKey().Key != ConsoleKey.Escape) { }
_mq.Close();
}
static void OnReceive(IAsyncResult result)
{
Message msg;
lock (_mqLock)
{
try
{
msg = _mq.EndReceive(result);
Console.Write(msg.Body);
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
Console.Write("\n" + ex.Message + "\n");
}
}
_mq.BeginReceive(new TimeSpan(0, 1, 0), new object(), OnReceive);
}
}
Client:
class Program
{
static MessageQueue _mq;
static void Main(string[] args)
{
string queue;
while (_mq == null)
{
Console.Write("Enter the queue name:\n");
queue = Console.ReadLine();
//queue += @"\Private$\qim";
try
{
if (MessageQueue.Exists(queue))
_mq = new MessageQueue(queue);
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
Console.Write("\n" + ex.Message + "\n");
_mq = null;
}
}
Console.Write("Connected. Begin typing.\n\n");
_mq.Formatter = new BinaryMessageFormatter();
ConsoleKeyInfo key = new ConsoleKeyInfo();
while (key.Key != ConsoleKey.Escape)
{
key = Console.ReadKey();
_mq.Send(key.KeyChar.ToString());
}
}
}
