Archive for the Category: Windows

JMS (MQRFH2) Message But The User Sees Garbage

April 6, 2018 Roger Lacroix

I swear at least once a month I read about someone complaining that they are seeing garbage (unreadable) output when they try to read their JMS (aka MQRFH2) message in IBM MQ. The user will put a message to a queue with their JMS application then try and read it with a non-JMS tool and […]

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Tic-Toc: WebSphere MQ v7.5 End of Service Date

April 6, 2018 Roger Lacroix

The end of service date for WebSphere MQ v7.5 on distributed platforms (Linux, Unix, Windows and IBM i) is April 30, 2018. The official announcement can be found here: http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg3t453863g97713d77 Summary for MQ End of Service Dates: WebSphere MQ v7.5 is April 30, 2018. WebSphere MQ v7.1 was April 30, 2017. WebSphere MQ v7.0.1 was […]

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SQLite v3.23.0 Released

April 2, 2018 Roger Lacroix

D. Richard Hipp has just released SQLite v3.23.0. 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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Easy Disaster Recovery with IBM MQ Advanced 9.0.5

March 27, 2018 Roger Lacroix

Mark Campbell has posted a new blog item on disaster recovery with MQ Advanced 9.0.5 over at developerWorks: https://developer.ibm.com/messaging/2018/03/23/easy-disaster-recovery-ibm-mq-advanced-9-0-5/ Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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Java 10 Released

March 26, 2018 Roger Lacroix

Oracle has just released Java 10. http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/10-relnote-issues-4108729.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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IBM MQ Fix Pack 9.0.0.3 Released

March 19, 2018 Roger Lacroix

IBM has just released FixPack 9.0.0.3 for IBM MQ V9.0 LTS http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24044508 Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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IBM MQ V9.0.5 Continuous Delivery Announced

March 16, 2018 Roger Lacroix

IBM has announced IBM MQ V9.0.5 Continuous Delivery: http://www.ibm.com/common/ssi/ShowDoc.wss?docURL=/common/ssi/rep_ca/4/877/ENUSZP18-0084/index.html New features and enhancements for clients with MQ Advanced entitlement – Enhancements to the previously delivered Replicated Data Queue Manager support – New support for the MQ MFT REST administration interface – Identification of MQ Advanced installs – Improved performance for MQ AMS encryption on MQ […]

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

March 9, 2018 Roger Lacroix

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

March 9, 2018 Roger Lacroix

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

March 8, 2018 Roger Lacroix

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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