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4/8/2010

To read messages from a computer journal you must first obtain the machine identifier (GUID) of the computer associated with the computer journal.

The machine identifier is combined with the "Machine" and "JOURNAL" keywords to create the format name of the computer journal. Here is the syntax of format name for the computer journal.

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Machine=MachineGUID;JOURNAL
To retrieve a message from a computer journal

  1. Declare the variables needed to retrieve the message.

  2. Call MSMQApplication.MachineIdOfMachineNameto obtain the machine identifier.

  3. Construct the format name of the computer journal.

  4. Declare the variables needed to retrieve the message.

  5. Call MSMQQueueInfo.Opento open the computer journal with receive access.

  6. Call MSMQQueue.Receiveto retrieve the first message in the computer journal.

  7. Call MSMQQueue.Closeto close the computer journal.

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