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 39.0 Released

July 3, 2015 Roger Lacroix
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Mozilla Firefox has just released Mozilla Firefox v39.0. 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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Configuring Eclipse to develop Java/JMS programs for MQ 8.0

June 30, 2015 Roger Lacroix
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IBM has published a tutorial on how to configure Eclipse for developing Java/JMS programs for MQ 8.0: http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27046013 Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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New: Universal File Mover v1.2.1

June 29, 2015 Roger Lacroix
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Capitalware is pleased to announce the release of Universal File Mover v1.2.1. It is a free open source project. Universal File Mover is more than a simple tool to manage the transfer of files. It allows the user to combine business processes into a workflow. The user combines a series of Action commands to create […]

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MQTC v2.0.1.5 Platinum Sponsor: IBM

June 25, 2015 Roger Lacroix
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Capitalware would like to announce that IBM is a Platinum Sponsor of MQ Technical Conference v2.0.1.5 (MQTC). For more information, please go to: http://www.mqtechconference.com Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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SupportPac MS0T v8.0.0.3 Released

June 19, 2015 Roger Lacroix
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IBM has released SupportPac MS0T for version v8.0.0.3: http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24021041 Changes: Updated for v8.0.0.3 SupportPac MS0T (MQ Explorer) is a graphical configuration tool built on Eclipse which enables you to remotely explore and configure all WebSphere MQ objects and resources, including Java Message Service (JMS), and publish and subscribe. Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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WebSphere MQ Fix Pack 8.0.0.3 Released

June 19, 2015 Roger Lacroix
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IBM has just released FixPack 8.0.0.3 for WebSphere MQ http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21959554 Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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Barry Lamkin will be Speaking at MQTC

June 19, 2015 Roger Lacroix
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Barry Lamkin will be presenting the following sessions at MQ Technical Conference v2.0.1.5 (MQTC): Barry Lamkin’s Technical Session: The top ten issues in IBM MQ and IIB Barry Lamkin’s Vendor Sessions: What is new in OMEGAMON XE for Messaging v7.3 What happened to my Transaction For more information about MQTC, please go to: http://www.mqtechconference.com Regards, […]

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Capitalware Product Advisory for Windows

June 12, 2015 Roger Lacroix
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It has been discovered that a common subroutine for dumping environment variables on Windows had an error with the FreeEnvironmentStrings Windows API call. Hence, this would cause the product to leak memory on Windows. This is true regardless of the IniFile’s LogMode keyword value. This issue affects all Capitalware commercial and ‘Licensed As Free’ products […]

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Apple to Open Source Swift

June 8, 2015 Roger Lacroix
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Today at WWDC 2015, Apple announced that it will open source its Swift language: https://developer.apple.com/swift/blog/?id=29 http://arstechnica.com/apple/2015/06/apple-open-sources-swift/ And the best part of the announcement, is that Linux will be supported. As SNL’s church lady would say “Well, isn’t that SPE-CIAL?”. 🙂 Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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Debian 8.1 Released

June 8, 2015 Roger Lacroix
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Debian Project has just released Debian 8.1. https://www.debian.org/News/2015/20150606 Debian is a free operating system (OS) for your computer. An operating system is the set of basic programs and utilities that make your computer run. Debian uses the Linux kernel (the core of an operating system), but most of the basic OS tools come from the […]

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