Using the MSMQ API Functions

This section contains complete examples of the basic tasks your application may need to perform.

Note  For information on a specific MSMQ function, property, or structure, see the specific reference page in the MSMQ Reference.

The following tasks are described:

• Creating a Queue
• Locating a Public Queue
• Opening a Queue
• Closing a Queue
• Deleting a Queue
• Sending Authenticated Messages
• Sending Messages to a Queue
• Sending Messages that Request Acknowledgments
• Sending Messages that Request a Response
• Sending Private Messages
• Sending Messages Using an Internal Transaction
• Sending Messages Using an MS DTC External Transaction
• Reading Messages Synchronously
• Reading Messages Asynchronously
• Reading Messages Using a Cursor
• Reading Messages in a Dead Letter Queue
• Reading Messages in a Machine Journal
• Reading Messages in a Queue Journal
• Returning an Acknowledgment Message by a Connector Application
• Retrieving a Queue's Properties
• Setting a Queue's Properties Using API Functions
• Setting Access Control Security for a Queue
• Using Transactions