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.

SupportPac MO71 v7.1.0 Released

February 29, 2012 Roger Lacroix
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Paul Clarke of IBM has released version 7.1.0 of SupportPac MO71. http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24000142 Changes: Added MQ 7.1 Support Added auto discover of ‘foreign’ locations based on channel status Updated Network display New compare dialogs for Topic and Comminfo objects Added Copy object name to clipboard Added monitoring time resolution now in milliseconds not seconds Added option […]

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New: MQ Visual Edit v1.5.6

February 28, 2012 Roger Lacroix
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Capitalware Inc. would like to announce the official release of MQ Visual Edit v1.5.6. This is a FREE upgrade for ALL licensed users of MQ Visual Edit. MQ Visual Edit allows users to view, manipulate and manage messages in a queue of a WebSphere MQ (formally MQSeries) queue manager and presents the data in a […]

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New: MQ Visual Browse v1.5.6

February 28, 2012 Roger Lacroix
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Capitalware Inc. would like to announce the official release of MQ Visual Browse v1.5.6. This is a FREE upgrade for ALL licensed users of MQ Visual Browse. MQ Visual Browse allows users to view messages in a queue of a WebSphere MQ (formally MQSeries) queue manager and presents the data in a simplified format similar […]

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New: MQ Batch Toolkit v2.0.1

February 28, 2012 Roger Lacroix
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Capitalware Inc. would like to announce the official release of MQ Batch Toolkit v2.0.1. MQ Batch Toolkit allows users to manipulate, monitor and manage messages in a queue of a WebSphere MQ (formally MQSeries) queue manager from a command-line or shell scripting environment. For more information about MQ Batch Toolkit go to: https://www.capitalware.com/mqbt_overview.html Changes for […]

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Apache HTTP Server 2.4 Released

February 27, 2012 Roger Lacroix
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The Apache Software Foundation has just released Apache HTTP Server v2.4. https://blogs.apache.org/foundation/entry/the_apache_software_foundation_celebrates The Apache HTTP Server Project is an effort to develop and maintain an open-source HTTP server for modern operating systems including UNIX and Windows NT. The goal of this project is to provide a secure, efficient and extensible server that provides HTTP services […]

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WMQ v7 Java applications and JMS messages (MQRFH2)

February 23, 2012 Roger Lacroix
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I have been banging my head against the wall this week over weird things in WMQ v7, so I figured I would post this so that people in the future would have less of a headache. A year or so ago, I noticed some odd behavior in WMQ v7 with Java applications reading messages with […]

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Where’s the MQ Security?

February 15, 2012 Roger Lacroix
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I was at Wendy’s (in Canada) for lunch today and the cashier put the following flyer on my tray: Of course, it made me smile because I recently wrote a blog item that MQ people still need to implement either SSL or a security exit in WMQ v7.1. Maybe, I should create some T-Shirts with […]

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LibreOffice 3.5 Released

February 14, 2012 Roger Lacroix
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LibreOffice has just released LibreOffice v3.5. http://www.libreoffice.org LibreOffice is a comprehensive, professional-quality productivity suite that you can download and install for free. There is a large base of satisfied LibreOffice users worldwide, and it’s available in more than 30 languages and for all major operating systems, including Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X and Linux (Debian, […]

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Very Cool: PortableApps.com

February 10, 2012 Roger Lacroix
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I just came across PortableApps.com and was amazed by what I found. I have no idea how I have never heard of them before now!! (It has been around since 2004.) http://portableapps.com PortableApps.com is the world’s most popular portable software solution allowing you to take your favorite software with you. A fully open source and […]

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IBM announces End of Support for WebSphere MQ v6.0

February 10, 2012 Roger Lacroix
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IBM has announced that support for WebSphere MQ v6.0 will end on September 30th, 2012. http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21584325&myns=swgws&mynp=OCSSFKSJ&mync=R If you are running WebSphere MQ v6.0 on any of the following platforms then you will need to migrate to WebSphere MQ v7.0 to have support for WebSphere MQ. AIX HP-UX (Itanium) HP-UX (PA-RISC) iSeries (IBM i or OS/400) […]

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