MSMQ Message from C# to C++ body is parsed with each letter being separated by '0

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I'm sending a message to an MSMQ from C# (ActiveXFormatter) and trying to read it in C++. The body that I read is indeed the body of the message I sent but there is a '0' between each two characters (in C++). I think it has to do with encoding but I'm not sure how to fix it. I'm opening the MSMQ with VT_VECTOR | VT_UI1.

I've try opening the MSMQ with VT_BSTR with no luck

In C# I'm sending the message with a simple ActiveXFormatter _sendQueue.Formatter = new ActiveXMessageFormatter(); _sendQueue.Send(myString);

`ActiveXMessageFormatter` - what do you use on the C++ side? — 500 - Internal Server Error, Oct 31 '19 at 17:02
`0` between each character is typical for UTF-16 (MS-Windows default Unicode) when sending only ASCII (as Unicode). So sending "ABCD" is received as "A\0B\0C\0D\0". Treat the characters received on the C++ side as wide chars UTF-16LE encoded. — Richard Critten, Oct 31 '19 at 17:05

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Nov 03 '19 at 07:33

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Fixed it by changing the Encoding in C# and sending a null-terminated byte array.

answered Nov 03 '19 at 07:33

John John

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MSMQ Message from C# to C++ body is parsed with each letter being separated by '0

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