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IBM MQ End of Service Dates

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 v9.1 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 there […]

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Java 17 Released

Oracle has just released Java 17. https://www.oracle.com/news/announcement/oracle-releases-java-17-2021-09-14/ https://openjdk.java.net/projects/jdk/17/ https://www.infoworld.com/article/3606833/jdk-17-the-new-features-in-java-17.html Java Platform, Standard Edition (Java SE) lets you develop and deploy Java applications on desktops and servers, as well as in today’s demanding embedded environments. Java offers the rich user interface, performance, versatility, portability, and security that today’s applicationsrequire. Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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IBM MQ Fix Pack 9.1.0.9 Released

IBM has just released Fix Pack 9.1.0.9 for IBM MQ V9.1 LTS: https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/downloading-ibm-mq-9109 Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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IBM MQ Fix Pack 9.2.0.3 Released

IBM has just released Fix Pack 9.2.0.3 for IBM MQ V9.2 LTS: https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6474635 Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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MQ Request/Reply Scenario with Async Getter Thread

Ok. Continuing on with the previous blog posting here, the StackOverflow user says that s/he wants the getter component to be run in a separate thread. To me, the request does not really make a lot of sense. If the user wants to do a Get with CorrelId then they should be coding for synchronous […]

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Put 2 Messages with Unique CorrelId and Get 1 Message by CorrelId

On StackOverflow, someone asked a question about putting 2 messages on a queue with unique correlation ids and then retrieve a message with a particular correlation id. Here is a fully functioning Java/MQ program that will put 2 messages on a queue with unique correlation ids and then retrieve a message with a particular correlation […]

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Enhancement to MQ Auditor

Capitalware has an MQ solution called MQ Auditor. MQ Auditor is a solution that allows a company to audit/track all MQ API calls performed by MQ applications that are connected to a queue manager. I have enhanced MQ Auditor with a new keyword called ExcludePCFMessages. It has a default value of ‘N’. When it is […]

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Capitalware Product Advisory – MQ Auditor

A bug was discovered in Capitalware’s MQ Auditor related to PCF response message for the PCF MQCMD_INQUIRE_Q_NAMES command. The PCF response message to the MQCMD_INQUIRE_Q_NAMES command has 2 parts: list of queues and list of queue types. To format the queue types (i.e. local, alias, etc.), the code used a 1024 byte static array. The […]

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IBM MQ Knowledge Center Icons

IBM keeps added more and more icons in the MQ Knowledge Center to highlight which platforms and/or versions that a particular feature is supported on. You can find a complete list and explanation of the icons on the following MQ Knowledge Center page: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/ibm-mq/latest?topic=mq-release-platform-icons-in-product-documentation Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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IBM MQ Fix Pack 9.1.0.8 Released

IBM has just released Fix Pack 9.1.0.8 for IBM MQ V9.1 LTS: https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/downloading-ibm-mq-9108 Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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