Archive for the Category: Unix

C Program to Send an MQSC Command to a z/OS Queue Manager

May 7, 2014 Roger Lacroix

I was surfing on mqseries.net today and someone asked for help to fix their program that was attempting to send an MQSC command to a z/OS queue manager. The person had taken someone else’s program that sent a PCF message to a distributed queue manager, twisted and attempted to make it send an MQSC command […]

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GCC v4.9.0 Released

April 29, 2014 Roger Lacroix

GCC v4.9.0. was released http://gcc.gnu.org/gcc-4.9/changes.html The GNU Compiler Collection includes front ends for C, C++, Objective-C, Fortran, Java, Ada, and Go, as well as libraries for these languages (libstdc++, libgcj,…). Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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WebSphere MQ v7.0.x End of Service

April 24, 2014 Roger Lacroix

IBM has announced the end of service date for WebSphere MQ v7.0.x. The end of service date for WebSphere MQ v7.0.x on distributed platforms (Linux, Unix, Windows, IBM i and z/OS) is September 2015. The official official announcement can be found here: http://www-01.ibm.com/common/ssi/cgi-bin/ssialias?subtype=ca&infotype=an&supplier=897&letternum=ENUS914-067 Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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IBM MQ V8 Released

April 22, 2014 Roger Lacroix

It appears that IBM has changed MQ’s name (again) from WebSphere MQ to IBM MQ. I guess someone at IBM decided MQ does not belong under the WebSphere umbrella. IBM has released IBM MQ V8: http://www-01.ibm.com/common/ssi/ShowDoc.wss?docURL=/common/ssi/rep_ca/7/897/ENUS214-177/index.html&lang=en&request_locale=en Highlights – Verification of user ID and password, making use of either operating system definitions or a Lightweight Directory […]

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Watching a Directory and Sending Files with Universal File Mover (How To #11)

April 16, 2014 Roger Lacroix

In this blog posting, I will show you how to configure Universal File Mover to watch a directory for new files and send the new files immediately. In this example, Universal File Mover will connect to the queue manager in “client mode”. In the Universal File Mover’s Watch Action, the user can specify all files […]

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WebSphere MQ Fix Pack 7.0.1.12 Released

April 9, 2014 Roger Lacroix

IBM has just released FixPack 7.0.1.12 for WebSphere MQ. http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21666487 Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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UFM and MQJE001: Completion Code ‘2’, Reason ‘2495’

April 4, 2014 Roger Lacroix

Universal File Mover (UFM) can work with both 32-bit and 64-bit JVMs. If you are using client mode for connecting to your queue manager then life will be fine with either of the JVMs. If you are on Windows, attempting to connect to the queue manager in bindings mode with a 64-bit JVM, you may […]

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Java 8 Released

March 18, 2014 Roger Lacroix

Oracle has just released Java 8. http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/8train-relnotes-latest-2153846.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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SQLite v3.8.3 Released

February 4, 2014 Roger Lacroix

D. Richard Hipp has just released SQLite v3.8.3. http://www.sqlite.org/news.html SQLite is a software library that implements a self-contained, serverless, zero-configuration, transactional SQL database engine. SQLite is the most widely deployed SQL database engine in the world. The source code for SQLite is in the public domain. Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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WebSphere MQ Fix Pack 7.5.0.3 Released

February 3, 2014 Roger Lacroix

IBM has just released FixPack 7.5.0.3 for WebSphere MQ http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21662062 Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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