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.

Mozilla Firefox 9.0 Released

December 21, 2011 Roger Lacroix
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Mozilla Firefox has just released Mozilla Firefox v9.0. http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/ Mozilla Firefox is a free and open source web browser descended from the Mozilla Application Suite and managed by Mozilla Corporation. To display web pages, Firefox uses the Gecko layout engine, which implements most current web standards in addition to several features that are intended to […]

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Links for WMQ Automatic Client Reconnect

December 15, 2011 Roger Lacroix
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Here are some links to information on the Automatic Client Reconnect in WMQ v7.0.1 or higher: WMQ Client manual: Automatic client reconnection WMQ Using Java manual: Automatic client reconnection WMQ System Administration Guide manual: Automatic client reconnection Exploiting the Automatic Client Reconnect feature in WebSphere MQ JMS 7.0.1 Exploiting the Automatic Client Reconnect feature introduced […]

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PuTTY v0.62 Released

December 13, 2011 Roger Lacroix
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Simon Tatham has just released PuTTY v0.62 http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/ PuTTY is a free implementation of Telnet and SSH for Windows and Unix platforms, along with an xterm terminal emulator. Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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Answers to Some Very Common MQ File Mover Questions

December 12, 2011 Roger Lacroix
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Q: Does MQ File Mover require Java? Yes, MQ File Mover requires Java v1.5 or higher (no, it will not work with Java v1.3 or v1.4) Q: Does MQ File Mover support platform XXX ? MQ File Mover is supported on AIX, HP-UX, IBM i (OS/400), Linux, Mac OS X, Solaris and Windows (plus any […]

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Sending Extremely Large Files with MQ File Mover (How To #4)

December 12, 2011 Roger Lacroix
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In this blog posting, I will show you how to send an extremely large file (i.e. 1GB) when connecting to the queue manager in “client mode”. From a user’s perspective, sending a 1GB file is done exactly the same way as sending a 1KB file. For files greater than 4MB, MQFM’s Send and Watch Actions […]

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HP to Contribute webOS to Open Source

December 9, 2011 Roger Lacroix
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HP today announced it will contribute the webOS software to the open source community. http://www.hp.com/hpinfo/newsroom/press/2011/111209xa.html?mtxs=rss-corp-news Look at that, wishes do come true. 🙂 Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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IBM Releases Open Source EGL Development Tools

December 9, 2011 Roger Lacroix
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IBM announced the release of a new set of Open Source development tools based on their EGL programming language. https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/mydeveloperworks/blogs/3e2b35ae-d3b1-4008-adee-2b31d4be5c92/entry/the_open_era_for_egl_begins_today?lang=en Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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Microsoft Can Remotely Kill Purchased Apps

December 9, 2011 Roger Lacroix
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Here’s another head-shaking story (what’s mine is mine and what’s yours is yours unless MS says no): http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2397414,00.asp Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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End-To-End Encryption with MQ File Mover (How To #3)

December 7, 2011 Roger Lacroix
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In the MQ File Mover (MQFM) How To #2 blog posting, MQFM ran in “client mode” when it connected to the queue managers. In this blog posting, I will show how to implement a simple file transfer using End-To-End encryption when connecting to the queue manager in “client mode”. MQFM’s Send and Watch Actions use […]

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NoSQL 101

December 5, 2011 Roger Lacroix
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If you are interested in learning about NoSQL, then have a look at 4 NoSQL presentations given by Dan McCreary. Part One: http://www.dataversity.net/archives/6548 Part Two: http://www.dataversity.net/archives/6590 Part Three: http://www.dataversity.net/archives/6623 Part Four: http://www.dataversity.net/archives/6789 These presentations were given at the NoSQL Now! 2011 Conference in San Jose, California in August 2011. Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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