JMSPriority

[skhattak]

I have also raised this question in IBM WS MQ forum.

Is there no way to enforce strict priority when receiving messages except by having a home grown strategy?

TIA

[skhattak]

By default WS MQ Queues are set to MQMDS_FIFO not MQMDS_PRIORITY.
For reference see http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infoce...oc/js02965.htm

One way to make the queue MQMDS_PRIORITY is:
runmqsc <your que mgr>
alter qlocal(<your queue>.LOCAL.QUEUE) MSGDLVSQ(PRIORITY)

But bear in mind this piece of advice:
http://www.mqseries.net/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=312

Now the priority is working fine.