Archive for the Category: Open Source

My SimpleLogger can be a Replacement for Log4J

December 16, 2021 Roger Lacroix

In this blog post, don’t get me wrong, I think Log4J is a great product and I am not trying to discourage anyone from using it. I have used Log4J v1.x on hundreds of projects for customers and myself. It has always worked exactly as expected. I have never used Log4J v2.x, so I cannot/will […]

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Log4J Vulnerability And Capitalware Products

December 11, 2021 Roger Lacroix

For those who have not heard, there is a new vulnerability in Log4J v2.x. Here is a link to the Log4J v2.x vulnerability: https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/apache-log4j-vulnerability-cve-2021-44228/ The Log4J v2.x vulnerability is related to the ‘lookups’ feature that was introduced in version 2. Lookups provide a way to add values to the log4j configuration at arbitrary places. They […]

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C# .NET MQ Code to Publish to a Topic

October 27, 2021 Roger Lacroix

A couple of years ago, I posted a blog item called: C# .NET MQ Code to Subscribe to a Topic about subscribing to a topic using C# .NET code. I just realized that I never posted a C# .NET sample code to publish to a topic. So, here go – enjoy. You can download the […]

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C# .Net Program That Adds Message Properties to an MQ Message

October 21, 2021 Roger Lacroix

The other day, a colleague emailed me asking if I had a sample C# .Net/MQ program that adds message properties to a message. So. I thought I would post it for everyone to use. You can download the source code from here. Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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Ubuntu 21.10 Released

October 15, 2021 Roger Lacroix

Canonical has just released Ubuntu v21.10. https://releases.ubuntu.com/21.10/ Super-fast, easy to use and free, the Ubuntu operating system powers millions of desktops, netbooks and servers around the world. Ubuntu does everything you need it to. It’ll work with your existing PC files, printers, cameras and MP3 players. And it comes with thousands of free apps. Regards, […]

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OpenBSD v7.0 Released

October 15, 2021 Roger Lacroix

Theo de Raadt has just released OpenBSD v7.0. https://www.openbsd.org/70.html The OpenBSD project produces a FREE, multi-platform 4.4BSD-based UNIX-like operating system. Our efforts emphasize portability, standardization, correctness, proactive security and integrated cryptography. Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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MQ Request/Reply Scenario with Async Getter Thread

July 8, 2021 Roger Lacroix

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

July 2, 2021 Roger Lacroix

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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Microsoft OpenJDK Builds

May 26, 2021 Roger Lacroix

I had to rub my eyes and read the announcement twice!! 🙂 Microsoft announces the general availability of Microsoft Build of OpenJDK: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/java/announcing-general-availability-of-microsoft-build-of-openjdk/ Java at Microsoft spans from Azure to Minecraft, across SQL Server to Visual Studio Code, LinkedIn and beyond! We use more Java than one can imagine. The Microsoft Build of OpenJDK is […]

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Java MQ Code to Clear a Queue of Messages

May 20, 2021 Roger Lacroix

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 […]

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