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 v4.1.0

March 5, 2012 Roger Lacroix
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Capitalware is pleased to announce the release of MQ File Mover v4.1.0. 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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Using MQ File Mover on Mac OS X (How To #7)

March 1, 2012 Roger Lacroix
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About every 3 weeks or so, I get an email asking me if MQ File Mover (MQFM) can be installed and used on Mac OS X. In this blog posting, I will discuss the prerequisites and issue related to using MQFM on Mac OS X. First, as with any other platform that you run MQFM […]

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WebSphere MQ v7.1 and Java v1.4.2

February 29, 2012 Roger Lacroix
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Here’s another head-banging item that some people may get burnt by. I was doing some testing of Java applications with WebSphere MQ v7.1 and received the following error message: If you do not know what “Unsupported major.minor version 49.0” means, in plain English, it means that the MQ Java JAR file you are using was […]

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SupportPac MO71 v7.1.0 Released

February 29, 2012 Roger Lacroix
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Paul Clarke of IBM has released version 7.1.0 of SupportPac MO71. http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24000142 Changes: Added MQ 7.1 Support Added auto discover of ‘foreign’ locations based on channel status Updated Network display New compare dialogs for Topic and Comminfo objects Added Copy object name to clipboard Added monitoring time resolution now in milliseconds not seconds Added option […]

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New: MQ Visual Edit v1.5.6

February 28, 2012 Roger Lacroix
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Capitalware Inc. would like to announce the official release of MQ Visual Edit v1.5.6. This is a FREE upgrade for ALL licensed users of MQ Visual Edit. MQ Visual Edit allows users to view, manipulate and manage messages in a queue of a WebSphere MQ (formally MQSeries) queue manager and presents the data in a […]

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New: MQ Visual Browse v1.5.6

February 28, 2012 Roger Lacroix
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Capitalware Inc. would like to announce the official release of MQ Visual Browse v1.5.6. This is a FREE upgrade for ALL licensed users of MQ Visual Browse. MQ Visual Browse allows users to view messages in a queue of a WebSphere MQ (formally MQSeries) queue manager and presents the data in a simplified format similar […]

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New: MQ Batch Toolkit v2.0.1

February 28, 2012 Roger Lacroix
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Capitalware Inc. would like to announce the official release of MQ Batch Toolkit v2.0.1. MQ Batch Toolkit allows users to manipulate, monitor and manage messages in a queue of a WebSphere MQ (formally MQSeries) queue manager from a command-line or shell scripting environment. For more information about MQ Batch Toolkit go to: https://www.capitalware.com/mqbt_overview.html Changes for […]

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Apache HTTP Server 2.4 Released

February 27, 2012 Roger Lacroix
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The Apache Software Foundation has just released Apache HTTP Server v2.4. https://blogs.apache.org/foundation/entry/the_apache_software_foundation_celebrates The Apache HTTP Server Project is an effort to develop and maintain an open-source HTTP server for modern operating systems including UNIX and Windows NT. The goal of this project is to provide a secure, efficient and extensible server that provides HTTP services […]

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WMQ v7 Java applications and JMS messages (MQRFH2)

February 23, 2012 Roger Lacroix
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I have been banging my head against the wall this week over weird things in WMQ v7, so I figured I would post this so that people in the future would have less of a headache. A year or so ago, I noticed some odd behavior in WMQ v7 with Java applications reading messages with […]

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Where’s the MQ Security?

February 15, 2012 Roger Lacroix
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I was at Wendy’s (in Canada) for lunch today and the cashier put the following flyer on my tray: Of course, it made me smile because I recently wrote a blog item that MQ people still need to implement either SSL or a security exit in WMQ v7.1. Maybe, I should create some T-Shirts with […]

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