MQJExplorer provides the capabilities for all the messages in a particular queue to be backed up to a file on disk and subsequently restored into a queue. The queue that is the target of the restore does not have to be the same queue as that used as the source of the backup.
To backup the messages on a queue, select the queue from the Queue View window. Next use the right mouse button to display the dynamic popup menu. From this menu, select Backup messages to a file...
Once selected, the following dialog will be displayed. Within this dialog, the name of the target file may be supplied. Once supplied, clicking the Write button will cause the contents of the queue to be written to the file. As the task progresses, a progress bar will be updated showing the status of the operation.
To restore a file of messages to a queue, use the Restore messages from a file... menu option.
Similarly to the backup dialog, an option is provided to name the input file. Once selected, pressing the Read button will read the messages into the queue. As the messages are read, a progress bar updates showing the status of the operation.
The data file written which contains the messages is in an MQJExplorer format. It should not be modified with an editor or other tool. The data file is portable to other MQJExplorer operating environments.
Last Updated: 08/06/2001