As a comprehensive resource focusing on the basics of distributed transactional objects for components, this book addresses the needs of both Window and UNIX developers.

"This book is an invaluable resource for learning about MSMQ."
--Peter Houston
MSMQ Product Manager, Microsoft Corporation

Microsoft Message Queue Server (MSMQ)--which is incorporated into the newest version of Windows NT--brings asynchronous transaction processing (TP) capabilities to the Windows platform for the first time. MSMQ combines the high performance and robustness of mainframe transaction processing with a flexibility of objects, an administrative ease-of-use, and an ability to scale. As such MSMQ is a key technology contributing to the growth of Internet commerce and intranet distributed processing.

Whether you are a Windows programmer who is new to transaction processing or a UNIX programmer who wants to learn more about MSMQ, this book will introduce you to the topic and show you how to develop transaction-processing applications using the MSMQ technology.

Designing Applications with MSMQ offers an overview of the general design of queued messaging applications and a discussion on how MSMQ can be used in two-tier, three-tier, Web, and component architecture applications. This book also provides a detailed description of MSMQ architecture, queue, and message properties, as well as a detailed description of how MSMQ interacts with other transaction technologies, such as MTS and SQL Server.

A step-by-step tutorial shows you how to write MSMQ applications using COM components, Visual Basic, Visual C++, and the MSMQ API. In addition to the tutorial, this book offers a comprehensive introduction to transaction processing and develops a full-scale application using MSMQ that illustrates the technology's power and potential for this emergent field.

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This text focuses on the basics of distributed transactional objects - e-mail for applications. MSMQ works with MTS to connect databases and automate responses to external customers. Microsoft Transaction Server (MTS) is a critical component of the Windows-everywhere strategy. Microsoft Message Queue Server (MSMQ) is a forthcoming product tied to the release of SQL Sever 7 and is the related message component of this strategy. Both MTS and MSMQ will be included in Windows NT Server and in client/side aspects of Windows NT Workstation and Windows 98.