Archive for the Category: IBM i (OS/400)

Using MQ Batch Toolkit to Clear Many Queues

March 8, 2016 Roger Lacroix

Here is another simple script that uses MQ Batch Toolkit (MQBT) to clear hundreds of queues at the same time. Let’s say you have an MQ sandbox or development queue manager that has hundreds of queues that need to be cleared nightly. If all of the queue names have the same high-level qualifier, then the […]

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Another New Feature being added to MQAUSX (and z/MQAUSX)

February 25, 2016 Roger Lacroix

A customer requested a new feature be added to MQ Authenticate User Security Exit (MQAUSX). A customer asked if there was anyway to tell when a client disconnects from a queue manager. After a brief discussion with the customer, they said they had an application that accesses sensitive/confidential information and they wanted to know how […]

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IBM Releases a Statement of Direction for IBM MQ

February 22, 2016 Roger Lacroix

IBM has released a “Statement of Direction” for IBM MQ: http://www-01.ibm.com/common/ssi/cgi-bin/ssialias?infotype=AN&subtype=CA&htmlfid=897/ENUS216-084&appname=USN Leif Davidsen, Product Manger for IBM MQ, has a write up on the “Statement of Direction” for IBM MQ: https://leifdavidsen.wordpress.com/2016/02/16/setting-out-markers-for-mqs-road-ahead/ Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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SQLite v3.11.0 Released

February 16, 2016 Roger Lacroix

D. Richard Hipp has just released SQLite v3.11.0. 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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Call for Speakers for MQ Technical Conference v2.0.1.6

January 28, 2016 Roger Lacroix

We are looking for speakers on any product/service that uses IBM MQ (aka WebSphere MQ & MQSeries) for “MQ Technical Conference v2.0.1.6” (MQTC). The sessions are to be technical in nature and on any subject so long as it relates to MQ. We offer speakers the conference fee for free and we also pay for […]

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SQLite v3.10.0 Released

January 6, 2016 Roger Lacroix

D. Richard Hipp has just released SQLite v3.10.0. 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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A Comparison of Capitalware’s MQAUSX to MQ V8 Authentication

January 6, 2016 Roger Lacroix

This is an update to a posting I made last year which includes new features in MQAUSX & z/MQAUSX and updates made to MQ V8 via Fix Packs. The following is a comparison of Capitalware’s MQ Authenticate User Security Exit (MQAUSX) to IBM’s MQ V8 new authentication feature. By authentication, I mean UserId and Password […]

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New: Universal File Mover v1.2.2

January 4, 2016 Roger Lacroix

Capitalware is pleased to announce the release of Universal File Mover v1.2.2. It is a free open source project. Universal File Mover is more than a simple tool to manage the transfer of files. It allows the user to combine business processes into a workflow. The user combines a series of Action commands to create […]

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WebSphere MQ Fix Pack 7.1.0.7 Released

November 20, 2015 Roger Lacroix

IBM has just released FixPack 7.1.0.7 for WebSphere MQ http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21965293 Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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How to Create and Empty a NULL Queue in a Queue Manager

November 17, 2015 Roger Lacroix

The other day, an old consulting colleague emailed me with an interesting question. A client of mine has an application with no source code that sends messages to the MQ queue specified in a property file. They don’t want this message to be received by the message listener any longer. Code change is not an […]

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