.net Application and IBM Websphere MQ Integration

Question

I am new to IBM Websphere MQ and trying to pass message from .net Application to WebSphere MQ which reside on Remote Box.

i am trying the sample code provided on this link

My code is as below which is in Windows Application:

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using IBM.WMQ;
using System.Collections;

namespace MQTest
{
class MQSample
{
    // The type of connection to use, this can be:-
    // MQC.TRANSPORT_MQSERIES_BINDINGS for a server connection.
    // MQC.TRANSPORT_MQSERIES_CLIENT for a non-XA client connection
    // MQC.TRANSPORT_MQSERIES_XACLIENT for an XA client connection
    // MQC.TRANSPORT_MQSERIES_MANAGED for a managed client connection
    const String connectionType = MQC.TRANSPORT_MQSERIES_CLIENT;

    // Define the name of the queue manager to use (applies to all connections)
    const String qManager = "QM785";

    // Define the name of your host connection (applies to client connections only)
  //  const String hostName = "NSL-D254(1785)";

    // Define the name of the channel to use (applies to client connections only)
 //   const String channel = "785.FIN.IDMS";



    /// <summary>
    /// Initialise the connection properties for the connection type requested
    /// </summary>
    /// <param name="connectionType">One of the MQC.TRANSPORT_MQSERIES_ values</param>
    static Hashtable init(String connectionType)
    {
        Hashtable connectionProperties = new Hashtable();
        connectionProperties.Add(MQC.HOST_NAME_PROPERTY, "NSL-D254(1785)");
        connectionProperties.Add(MQC.CHANNEL_PROPERTY, "785.FIN.IDMS");
        connectionProperties.Add(MQC.USER_ID_PROPERTY, "NSLDC\truptir");
        connectionProperties.Add(MQC.PASSWORD_PROPERTY, "july@1234");

        // Add the connection type
        connectionProperties.Add(MQC.TRANSPORT_PROPERTY, connectionType);

        // Set up the rest of the connection properties, based on the
        // connection type requested
        switch (connectionType)
        {
            case MQC.TRANSPORT_MQSERIES_BINDINGS:
                break;
            case MQC.TRANSPORT_MQSERIES_CLIENT:
            case MQC.TRANSPORT_MQSERIES_XACLIENT:
            case MQC.TRANSPORT_MQSERIES_MANAGED:
               // connectionProperties.Add(MQC.HOST_NAME_PROPERTY, hostName);
              //  connectionProperties.Add(MQC.CHANNEL_PROPERTY, channel);
                break;
        }

        return connectionProperties;
    }
    /// <summary>
    /// The main entry point for the application.
    /// </summary>
    [STAThread]
    static int Main(string[] args)
    {
        try
        {
            Hashtable connectionProperties = init(connectionType);
           // Environment.SetEnvironmentVariable("MQCCSID", "437");
            // Create a connection to the queue manager using the connection
            // properties just defined
            MQQueueManager qMgr = new MQQueueManager(qManager, connectionProperties);

            // Set up the options on the queue we want to open
            int openOptions = MQC.MQOO_INPUT_AS_Q_DEF | MQC.MQOO_OUTPUT;

            // Now specify the queue that we want to open,and the open options
            MQQueue system_default_local_queue =
              qMgr.AccessQueue("SYSTEM.DEFAULT.LOCAL.QUEUE", openOptions);

            // Define a WebSphere MQ message, writing some text in UTF format
            MQMessage hello_world = new MQMessage();
            hello_world.WriteUTF("Hello World!");

            // Specify the message options
            MQPutMessageOptions pmo = new MQPutMessageOptions(); // accept the defaults,
            // same as MQPMO_DEFAULT

            // Put the message on the queue
            system_default_local_queue.Put(hello_world, pmo);



            // Get the message back again

            // First define a WebSphere MQ message buffer to receive the message
            MQMessage retrievedMessage = new MQMessage();
            retrievedMessage.MessageId = hello_world.MessageId;

            // Set the get message options
            MQGetMessageOptions gmo = new MQGetMessageOptions(); //accept the defaults
            //same as MQGMO_DEFAULT

            // Get the message off the queue
            system_default_local_queue.Get(retrievedMessage, gmo);

            // Prove we have the message by displaying the UTF message text
            String msgText = retrievedMessage.ReadUTF();
            Console.WriteLine("The message is: {0}", msgText);

            // Close the queue
            system_default_local_queue.Close();

            // Disconnect from the queue manager
            qMgr.Disconnect();
        }

        //If an error has occurred in the above,try to identify what went wrong.

        //Was it a WebSphere MQ error?
        catch (MQException ex)
        {
            Console.WriteLine("A WebSphere MQ error occurred: {0}", ex.ToString());
        }

        catch (System.Exception ex)
        {
            Console.WriteLine("A System error occurred: {0}", ex.ToString());
        }

        return 0;
    }//end of start
}//end of sample

}

but i am getting following WebSphere MQ error MQRC_HOST_NOT_AVAILABLE

i pinged the remote computer from my development machine and vice versa which is working fine.

IBM WebSphere MQ settings:

-IBM WebSphere MQ is installed on Remote Machine

-Created Queue Manager

-Local Queue

-Server Connection channel (which shows inactive status)

-Under Server Connection channel Properties i have provide MCA User Id

-Listener status showing Running

Am i missing anything please let me know.

Attila Repasi Attila Repasi · Accepted Answer · 2015-08-06T10:21:05

Most likely you need to specify the port, the queue manager listener is configured on:

const String hostName = "NSL-D254(1414)";

1414 is the default, so better check it on the queue manager, and try it with telnet first.

.net Application and IBM Websphere MQ Integration

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