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.

IBM MQ End of Service Dates

February 9, 2021 Roger Lacroix
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So, what version of IBM MQ (aka WebSphere MQ & MQSeries) are you running? Are you behind in upgrading your release of MQ? Everybody “should be” running IBM MQ v9.0, v9.1 or v9.2, if you want support from IBM. In case it has slipped your mind, here is a list of IBM MQ releases and […]

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Reasons MQSC Commands for an AMQP Channel May Not Work

February 5, 2021 Roger Lacroix
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IBM has posted a support document describing the various reasons why an MQSC command may not work for an AMQP channel. https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6411487 Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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Using Loki and Grafana with MQ Logs

February 5, 2021 Roger Lacroix
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Mark Taylor of IBM has posted a blog item on using Loki and Grafana software to parse and display information from MQ logs. https://marketaylor.synology.me/?p=838 Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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Local Transactions Using IBM MQ and the JMS API

February 5, 2021 Roger Lacroix
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Olja Rastic-Dulborough has written an article that introduces the user to the concepts of local transactions using IBM MQ and JMS. https://developer.ibm.com/components/ibm-mq/articles/an-introduction-to-local-transactions-using-mq-and-jms/ Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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Join Microsoft and the Java developer community at Devnexus 2021

February 5, 2021 Roger Lacroix
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Microsoft is sponsoring and participating in Devnexus 2021, you can read more about it here: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/apps-on-azure/join-microsoft-and-the-java-developer-community-at-devnexus-2021/ba-p/2114247?WT.mc_id=appsonazure-twitter-shboyer Microsoft is excited to be sponsoring and participating in Devnexus 2021, and you might be wondering—what is Microsoft doing with Java? Quite a bit actually! We’ve been busy releasing new features and functionality to support Java apps on Azure, […]

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Part 2: Customer Question Regarding Automation with MQ Visual Edit

February 4, 2021 Roger Lacroix
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So, continuing with the customer, after they successfully tested MQ Batch Toolkit on Windows with a scheduled Windows batch script, they had a new question: how can we be sure that the file.txt are send in the proper order ( chronological) from the 1 to last ( by time) So, here are the batch/scripts files […]

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Video: How to boost your business with IBM MQ

February 4, 2021 Roger Lacroix
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Marcus Kaye of IBM has created and posted a video on IBM MQ titled: “How to boost your business with IBM MQ” Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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Customer Question Regarding Automation with MQ Visual Edit

February 3, 2021 Roger Lacroix
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Yesterday, I got the following question from a customer: We have a system that generates files every couple of minutes, they are stored in a folder. Can we send those message contents using MQ visual edit to an mq server as soon as they become available in that folder? My answer to the customer was: […]

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IBM MQ fix access from IBM Fix Central requires S&S Entitlement in 2021

February 2, 2021 Roger Lacroix
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IBM has posted a support document stating that starting on February 1, 2021, your IBM ID will require Software Subscription and Support entitlement in order to download Fix Packs. https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6402575 Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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Putting a File as a Message to a Queue

February 2, 2021 Roger Lacroix
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IBM has posted a support document describing the various ways to put a file as a message to a queue. https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6409594 I would like to point out that both MQ Visual Edit and MQ Batch Toolkit can put a file as a message to a queue. MQ Visual Edit is a GUI program, so you […]

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