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Message Queue Task Editor (Receive Page)

Use the Receive page of the Message Queue Task Editor dialog box to configure a Message Queue task to receive Microsoft Message Queuing (MSMQ) messages.

To learn about this task, see Message Queue Task.

Options

  • RemoveFromMessageQueue
    Indicate whether to remove the message from the queue after it is received. By default, this value is set to False.

  • ErrorIfMessageTimeOut
    Indicate whether the task fails when the message times out, displaying an error message. The default is False.

  • TimeoutAfter
    If you choose to display an error message on task failure, specify the number of seconds to wait before displaying the time-out message.

  • MessageType
    Select the message type. This property has the options listed in the following table.

    Value

    Description

    Data file message

    The message is stored in a file. Selecting the value displays the dynamic option, DataFileMessage.

    Variable message

    The message is stored in a variable. Selecting the value displays the dynamic option, VariableMessage.

    String message

    The message is stored in the Message Queue task. Selecting the value displays the dynamic option, StringMessage.

    String message to variable

    The message

    Selecting the value displays the dynamic option, StringMessage.

MessageType Dynamic Options

MessageType = Data file message

  • SaveFileAs
    Type the path of the file to use, or click the ellipsis button (…) and then locate the file.

  • Overwrite
    Indicate whether to overwrite the data in an existing file when saving the contents of a data file message. The default is False.

  • Filter
    Specify whether to apply a filter to the message. This property has the options listed in the following table.

    Value

    Description

    No filter

    The task does not filter messages. Selecting the value displays the dynamic option, IdentifierReadOnly.

    From package

    The message receives only messages from the specified package. Selecting the value displays the dynamic option, Identifier.

Filter Dynamic Options

Filter = No filter

  • IdentifierReadOnly
    This option is read-only. It may be blank or contain the GUID of a package when the Filter property was previously set.

Filter = From package

  • Identifier
    If you choose to apply a filter, type the unique identifier of the package from which messages can be received, or click the ellipsis button (…) and then specify the package.

    Related Topics:Select a Package

MessageType = Variable message

  • Filter
    Specify whether to apply a filter to messages. This property has the options listed in the following table.

    Value

    Description

    No filter

    The task does not filter messages. Selecting the value displays the dynamic option, IdentifierReadOnly.

    From package

    The message receives only messages from the specified package. Selecting the value displays the dynamic option, Identifier.

  • Variable
    Type the variable name, or click <New variable…> and then configure a new variable.

    Related Topics:Add Variable

Filter Dynamic Options

Filter = No filter

  • IdentifierReadOnly
    This option is blank.

Filter = From package

  • Identifier
    If you choose to apply a filter, type the unique identifier of the package from which messages can be received, or click the ellipsis button (…) and then specify the package.

    Related Topics:Select a Package

MessageType = String message

  • Compare
    Specify whether to apply a filter to messages. This property has the options listed in the following table.

    Value

    Description

    None

    Messages are not compared.

    Exact match

    Messages must match exactly the string in the CompareString option.

    Ignore case

    Message must match the string in the CompareString option, but the comparison is not case sensitive.

    Containing

    Message must contain the string in the CompareString option.

  • CompareString
    Unless the Compare option is set to None, provide the string to which the message is compared.

MessageType = String message to variable

  • Compare
    Specify whether to apply a filter to messages. This property has the options listed in the following table.

    Value

    Description

    None

    Messages are not compared.

    Exact match

    The message must match exactly the string in the CompareString option.

    Ignore case

    The message must match the string in the CompareString option but the comparison is not case sensitive.

    Containing

    The message must contain the string in the CompareString option.

  • CompareString
    Unless the Compare option is set to None, provide the string to which the message is compared.

  • Variable
    Type the name of the variable to hold the received message, or click <New variable…> and then configure a new variable.

    Related Topics:Add Variable