Author Archives: Roger Lacroix

My name is Roger Lacroix and I am a die hard programmer. I have been programming since the 80s. My favorite programming languages are Java, C and Rexx. I have worked in the Airline, Retail but I have spent most of my time doing middleware work in the financial services industry. In 1994, I was introduced to IBM MQ (aka WebSphere MQ & MQSeries) and I thought it was the next best thing since man created fire. This blog will be about IBM MQ, Java, C, Rexx and any other interesting items that I can think of. I hope you enjoy it.

New: MQ File Mover v4.1.7

February 11, 2013 Roger Lacroix
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Capitalware is pleased to announce the release of MQ File Mover v4.1.7. It is a free open source project. MQ File Mover is a managed file transfer solution that facilitates the transfer of files using IBM’s WebSphere MQ (aka MQSeries). MQFM processes “Action” commands which are controlled through an MQFM Workflow XML file. The user […]

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LibreOffice 4.0 Released

February 7, 2013 Roger Lacroix
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Document Foundation has just released LibreOffice v4.0.0. http://blog.documentfoundation.org/2013/02/07/the-document-foundation-announces-libreoffice-4-0/ LibreOffice is a comprehensive, professional-quality productivity suite that you can download and install for free. There is a large base of satisfied LibreOffice users worldwide, and it’s available in more than 30 languages and for all major operating systems, including Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X and Linux […]

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MySQL v5.6 Released

February 6, 2013 Roger Lacroix
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The Oracle has just released MySQL v5.6. http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/mysql/5.6.html MySQL is the world’s most used open source relational database management system (RDBMS) as of 2008 that runs as a server providing multi-user access to a number of databases. Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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Again MS Visual C++ 2010 bites me in the …

January 31, 2013 Roger Lacroix
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I really hate MS Visual C++ 2010. I have had so many problems since I installed it a couple of weeks ago that it is driving me crazy. I have an MQ API Exit built for Windows 64-bit (via a script) with /Release /x64. And in the makefile I use the parameter /LD for the […]

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Super Bowl

January 31, 2013 Roger Lacroix
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Small Sliding scale picks for Super Bowl (least probable to most probable): Fibonacci Sliding scale picks for Super Bowl (least probable to most probable): So what does it mean? U1 means the underdog team will beat the spread (favorite will not cover the spread) with the highest probability of success. Enjoy. 🙂 As they say […]

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Updated MMX and MRTR Load-Modules for z/OS

January 29, 2013 Roger Lacroix
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Yesterday afternoon while doing some z/OS MQ testing, I discovered that both Message Multiplexer (MMX) and Message Router (MRTR) had been linked with the wrong MQ stub. Oy vey!! I relinked both MMX and MRTR with the correct MQ stub (CSQBSTUB) then posted the both download archives to Capitalware’s web site. Note: The source did […]

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Using Universal File Mover on Mac OS X (How To #6)

January 25, 2013 Roger Lacroix
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In this blog posting, I will discuss the prerequisites and issue related to using UFM on Mac OS X. First, as with any other platform that you run UFM on, Mac OS X must have Java v1.5.0 or higher installed. Second, follow the “Unix and Linux” instructions from the UFM Installation and Operation manual for […]

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Scheduling a Simple File Transfer using Universal File Mover (How To #5)

January 21, 2013 Roger Lacroix
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At mqseries.net, a user asked the following question: I’m using MQ FTE version 7.0.4.1 , and I’d like to make a File Transfer to occur from Tuesday to Saturday , is it possible? Since this is very easy to do in UFM, I thought I would make a ‘UFM How To’ from the question. I […]

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O’Reilly Giving Away Open Government Book

January 21, 2013 Roger Lacroix
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O’Reilly is giving away electronic copies of the ‘Open Government’ book as a tribute to Aaron Swartz: http://radar.oreilly.com/2013/01/open-government-files-released.html In a world where web services can make real-time data accessible to anyone, how can the government leverage this openness to improve its operations and increase citizen participation and awareness? Through a collection of essays and case […]

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3 Hours of Wasted Time That I’ll Never Get Back

January 17, 2013 Roger Lacroix
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I have some code for outputting a buffer as a HEX dump like this: 000000: 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 ……………. 000010: 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 ……………. 000020: 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 ……………. I have used this code for years on AIX, HP-UX, IBM i (OS/400), Linux, Solaris, Windows and z/OS without issue. I have compiled […]

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