Patent ID: 8510473

Claim:
One or more non-transitory computer-readable media having computer-executable instructions embodied thereon that when executed by a computing device perform a method that enables a queue manager to handle multiple character sets, the method comprising: receiving, at the queue manager, a first message over a channel that is addressed to a local alias that points to a local queue managed by the queue manager, wherein the first message uses a first character set that is not supported by the queue manager; generating a convert queue within the queue manager; changing the local alias to point to the convert queue, thereby causing messages addressed to the local queue to be communicated to the convert queue; activating a conversion utility that converts messages from the first character set into a second character set that is supported by the queue manager; receiving, at the queue manager, a second message that is addressed to the local alias; storing the second message in the convert queue; receiving a converted version of the second message from the conversion utility; and storing the converted version of the second message in the local queue.