Monthly Archives: March 2018

What is the default behaviour of method writeString of MQMessage for Java?

Paul Titheridge has posted a blog item over at developerWorks with the title “What is the default behaviour of the IBM MQ classes for Java method MQMessage.writeString(String)?”: https://developer.ibm.com/messaging/2018/03/09/mqmessage-writestring-default-behaviour/ Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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Levels of JRE and GSkit bundled with IBM MQ

IBM has posted a support note regarding the levels of JRE and GSkit bundled with IBM MQ http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27038676 Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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Creating a Standard for MQ Messages to/from SQLite DB

Yesterday, I wrote about MQ Messages to/from SQLite DB which are a pair of utilities for offloading and loading messages to/from SQLite database. I thought it would be a good idea to publish what I designed so that other vendors, companies or users can easy use the standard. First, the SQL to create the table […]

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MQ Messages to/from SQLite DB

Capitalware has an MQ solution called MQ Message Replication (MQMR). MQ Message Replication will clone messages being written (via MQPUT or MQPUT1 API calls) to an application’s output queue and MQMR will write the exact same messages to ‘n’ target queues (‘n’ can be up to 100). When MQMR replicates a message both the message […]

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MQ Messages and GDPR – What are you doing about it?

What is GDPR? From Wikipedia: The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) (Regulation (EU) 2016/679) is a regulation by which the European Parliament, the Council of the European Union and the European Commission intend to strengthen and unify data protection for all individuals within the European Union (EU). It also addresses the export of personal data […]

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Installing IBM MQ on Windows

Over on IBM developerWorks, there are a couple of recent blog posting on how to install IBM MQ on Windows using MSIEXEC and a response file. Installing MQ using MSIEXEC on Windows by Alamelu Nagarajan: https://developer.ibm.com/messaging/2018/03/01/installing-mq-using-msiexec-windows/ Installation of IBM MQ components on Windows using Command Line by Prema Laxmanachar: https://developer.ibm.com/messaging/2018/02/26/installation-ibm-mq-components-windows-using-command-line/ Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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American Express and Me

A long time ago, I mean a LONG time ago when I was 20, back in 1981 (like I said, a long time ago), I was working full time at a Chrysler/Dodge dealership and also working part-time at McDonald’s on the weekends. I already had a Visa credit card for about 8-12 months (I don’t […]

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