Answers to Some Very Common MQ File Mover Questions

Q: Does MQ File Mover require Java?

Yes, MQ File Mover requires Java v1.5 or higher (no, it will not work with Java v1.3 or v1.4)


Q: Does MQ File Mover support platform XXX ?

MQ File Mover is supported on AIX, HP-UX, IBM i (OS/400), Linux, Mac OS X, Solaris and Windows (plus any other platform that supports Java v1.5 or higher)


Q: Can I send an extremely large file with MQ File Mover?

Yes, MQ File Mover can send a file of any size and yes, it uses MQ’s message segmentation for large files


Q: Can MQ File Mover monitor a directory for incoming files then send the files?

Yes, MQ File Mover can monitor a directory for files – see Watch Action


Q: Do I need MQ installed on the server?

Yes, MQ File Mover requires MQ to be installed along with the MQ/Java component (yes, you can cheat and only copy the MQ JAR files)


Q: Can MQ File Mover send files to different queues?

Yes, each Send or Watch Actions can specify different target queues


Q: Can I run more than 1 MQ File Mover Receive Action at the same time?

Yes, you can run more than 1 Receive Action as a daemon (Unix/Linux) or Windows service (Windows) on the same server

Regards,
Roger Lacroix
Capitalware Inc.

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