Archive for the Category: IBM i (OS/400)

Java MQ Code to Clear a Queue of Messages

If you have done the following runmqsc command to clear a queue: And you wanted to do the same thing via a program, here is a fully functioning Java MQ example that will connect to a remote queue manager, issue a PCF “Clear Queue” command, get the PCF response messages and output if the PCF […]

Also posted in HPE NonStop, IBM MQ, IBM MQ Appliance, Java, Linux, macOS (Mac OS X), Open Source, PCF, Programming, Raspberry Pi, Unix, Windows Comments Off on Java MQ Code to Clear a Queue of Messages

Updates to My ByteArray Class

Last year, I posted a blog item called Java’s Missing Byte Array Class regarding the missing ByteArray class in Java and I published my ByteArray class for all to use. I have fixed a bug in the getBytes method and added 2 new methods: public int convertToInt_BE() public void replaceAndResize(byte[] oldByteArray, byte[] newByteArray) I have […]

Also posted in HPE NonStop, Java, JMS, Linux, macOS (Mac OS X), Open Source, Programming, Raspberry Pi, Unix, Windows, z/OS Comments Off on Updates to My ByteArray Class

Programmatically Get IBM MQ Version for Both Client and Queue Manager

Recently, on both StackOverflow and mqseries.net, people have been asking about getting both the client and queue manager versions numbers for MQ. It is pretty easy to get both the client and queue manager from the command line. For the IBM MQ installation that is running the queue manager, you simply issue the following command: […]

Also posted in HPE NonStop, IBM MQ, IBM MQ Appliance, Java, JMS, Linux, macOS (Mac OS X), Open Source, PCF, Programming, Raspberry Pi, Unix, Windows Comments Off on Programmatically Get IBM MQ Version for Both Client and Queue Manager

IBM MQ Fix Pack 9.2.0.2 Released

IBM has just released Fix Pack 9.2.0.2 for IBM MQ V9.2 LTS: https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6434245 Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

Also posted in Fix Packs for MQ, IBM MQ, IBM MQ Appliance, Linux, Unix, Windows Comments Off on IBM MQ Fix Pack 9.2.0.2 Released

All Java and JVM features since JDK 8 to 16

David Csakvari has a blog posting called: A categorized list of all Java and JVM features since JDK 8 to 16 If you ever wondered or needed to know what has changed between releases of Java, David Csakvari’s blog posting has an excellent list of changes. On the flip side, if you are a new […]

Also posted in HPE NonStop, Java, JMS, Linux, macOS (Mac OS X), Programming, Raspberry Pi, Unix, Windows, z/OS Comments Off on All Java and JVM features since JDK 8 to 16

Java 16 Released

Oracle has just released Java 16. https://blogs.oracle.com/java-platform-group/the-arrival-of-java-16 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.

Also posted in Java, JMS, Linux, macOS (Mac OS X), Programming, Raspberry Pi, Unix, Windows, z/OS Comments Off on Java 16 Released

IBM MQ Fix Pack 8.0.0.16 Released

IBM has just released Fix Pack 8.0.0.16 for IBM MQ https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6417257 Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

Also posted in Fix Packs for MQ, IBM MQ, Linux, Unix, Windows Comments Off on IBM MQ Fix Pack 8.0.0.16 Released

IBM MQ Message Duplication

IBM Support has a technical note labeled Does MQ have a feature to generate automatically a duplicate message?. The options listed on that page are to use Pub/Sub or programs qload and dmpmqmsg. You can also use MQ Visual Edit and MQ Batch Toolkit to get messages from a queue and write the message to […]

Also posted in Capitalware, IBM MQ, Linux, MQ Message Replication, Raspberry Pi, Unix, Windows Comments Off on IBM MQ Message Duplication

Interesting Blog Item: IBM Knowledge Center – LATEST!

Morag Hughson of MQGem has a new blog posting called IBM Knowledge Center – LATEST! regarding a new feature in the IBM Knowledge Center. Instead of providing a link with the MQ version number, you can swap the version number for the word “latest”. This is a cool feature for putting links in a blog […]

Also posted in HPE NonStop, IBM MQ, IBM MQ Appliance, Linux, macOS (Mac OS X), Programming, Security, Unix, Windows, z/OS Comments Off on Interesting Blog Item: IBM Knowledge Center – LATEST!

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 v9.0, 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 […]

Also posted in IBM MQ, IBM MQ Appliance, Linux, Unix, Windows, z/OS Comments Off on IBM MQ End of Service Dates