MSMQ c++ receive message problem

Question

I am trying to read messages from a MSMQ queue in c++. The queue is successfully open, but I am having problems reading any message from it.

This code sample is taken from MSDN and modified in a few places. Here is the code:

// Define the required constants and variables.
const int NUMBEROFPROPERTIES = 5;
DWORD cPropId = 0;
HRESULT hr = MQ_OK;                                 // Return code
ULONG ulBufferSize = 256;

// Define an MQMSGPROPS structure.
MQMSGPROPS msgprops;
MSGPROPID aMsgPropId[NUMBEROFPROPERTIES];
MQPROPVARIANT aMsgPropVar[NUMBEROFPROPERTIES];
HRESULT aMsgStatus[NUMBEROFPROPERTIES];

// Specify the message properties to be retrieved.
aMsgPropId[cPropId] = PROPID_M_LABEL_LEN;           // Property ID
aMsgPropVar[cPropId].vt = VT_UI4;                   // Type indicator
aMsgPropVar[cPropId].ulVal = MQ_MAX_MSG_LABEL_LEN;  // Length of label
cPropId++;

WCHAR wszLabelBuffer[MQ_MAX_MSG_LABEL_LEN];         // Label buffer
aMsgPropId[cPropId] = PROPID_M_LABEL;               // Property ID
aMsgPropVar[cPropId].vt = VT_LPWSTR;                // Type indicator
aMsgPropVar[cPropId].pwszVal = wszLabelBuffer;      // Label buffer
cPropId++;

UCHAR * pucBodyBuffer = NULL;
pucBodyBuffer = (UCHAR*)malloc(ulBufferSize); 
if (pucBodyBuffer == NULL)
{
    return MQ_ERROR_INSUFFICIENT_RESOURCES;
}
memset(pucBodyBuffer, 0, ulBufferSize);
aMsgPropId[cPropId] = PROPID_M_BODY_SIZE;           // Property ID
aMsgPropVar[cPropId].vt = VT_NULL;                  // Type indicator
cPropId++;

aMsgPropId[cPropId] = PROPID_M_BODY;                // Property ID
aMsgPropVar[cPropId].vt = VT_VECTOR | VT_UI1;       // Type indicator
aMsgPropVar[cPropId].caub.pElems = (UCHAR*)pucBodyBuffer;  // Body buffer
aMsgPropVar[cPropId].caub.cElems = ulBufferSize;    // Buffer size
cPropId++;

aMsgPropId[cPropId] = PROPID_M_BODY_TYPE;           // Property ID
aMsgPropVar[cPropId].vt = VT_NULL;                  // Type indicator
cPropId++;


// Initialize the MQMSGPROPS structure.
msgprops.cProp = cPropId;                           // Number of message properties
msgprops.aPropID = aMsgPropId;                      // IDs of the message properties
msgprops.aPropVar = aMsgPropVar;                    // Values of the message properties
msgprops.aStatus = aMsgStatus;                      // Error reports

    // HERE IS THE ERROR
hr = MQReceiveMessage(
                      this->readHandle,                     // Queue handle
                        // Max time to (msec) to receive the message
                        // wait soooooo much 
                      INFINITE,                       
                      MQ_ACTION_RECEIVE          // Receive action
                      &msgprops,                  // Message property structure
                      NULL,                       // No OVERLAPPED structure
                      NULL,                       // No callback function
                      NULL,                       // No cursor handle
                      MQ_NO_TRANSACTION           // Not in a transaction
                      );

// log reading operation result
f<<"log receive operation"<<endl;
f<<hex<<hr<<endl;
f.close();

if (hr == MQ_ERROR_BUFFER_OVERFLOW)
{
    //MessageBox(NULL, TEXT("buffer overflow"), TEXT("Message"), MB_OK);

    ulBufferSize = aMsgPropVar[2].ulVal*sizeof(UCHAR);
    pucBodyBuffer = (UCHAR*)realloc(pucBodyBuffer, ulBufferSize);
    if (pucBodyBuffer == NULL)
    {
    return MQ_ERROR_INSUFFICIENT_RESOURCES;
    }
    memset(pucBodyBuffer, 0, ulBufferSize);
    aMsgPropVar[3].caub.pElems = (UCHAR*)pucBodyBuffer;
    aMsgPropVar[3].caub.cElems = ulBufferSize;
}

At the instruction "MQReceiveMessage" i get "MQ_ERROR_ILLEGAL_PROPERTY_VALUE" error code.

Can anyone look over my code and tell me what is wrong, what property is illegal?

Thanks,

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 27 '11 at 15:44

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The error code indicates that the properties you requested are invalid. My guess is that setting aMsgPropVar[cPropId].vt = VT_NULL; is wrong for Body Size and Body Type - the MDSN docs indicate both have type VT_UI4 - see here, for example.

answered Apr 27 '11 at 15:44

Steve Townsend

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It worked. I got into trouble following [this](http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms706009%28v=VS.85%29.aspx) example. Thanks – Alina Danila Apr 28 '11 at 00:15
Great, glad you are rolling again – Steve Townsend Apr 28 '11 at 10:56

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