LibreOffice has just released LibreOffice v3.5.1.
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, Ubuntu, Fedora, Mandriva, Suse, …).
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Roger Lacroix
Capitalware Inc.
Greg Smith, who headed Goldman’s U.S. equity derivatives business in Europe, Africa and the Middle East, resigned Wednesday with a letter in the Op-Ed section of The New York Times newspaper, entitled “Why I am Leaving Goldman Sachs.”
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/14/opinion/why-i-am-leaving-goldman-sachs.html?_r=1
As I always say to my kids, if it is black, call it black, don’t call it white or beige. Morals. Everyone should have morals. Morals does not mean you do the right thing when it is convenient but you do the right thing ALL THE TIME, even when everyone else is saying sit down and be quiet.
I am sure Greg Smith will take a lot of heat from financial industry people over his Op-Ed piece and I am sure Goldman Sachs will find a way to “disallow” any stock options, pension, benefits, etc. for Greg Smith speaking the truth.
More people need to standup and speak the truth. I give Greg Smith 2 thumbs-up for standing up and speaking the truth. Yes, I know people really don’t like to hear the truth but how are we ever going to change the world if people don’t speak up!!!
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Roger Lacroix
Capitalware Inc.
IBM has just released FixPack 7.0.1.8 for WebSphere MQ.
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21586542
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Roger Lacroix
Capitalware Inc.
Capitalware is pleased to announce the release of MQ File Mover v4.1.0. It is a free open source project.
MQ File Mover is a managed file transfer solution that facilitates the transfer of files using IBM’s WebSphere MQ (aka MQSeries). MQFM processes “Action” commands which are controlled through an MQFM Workflow XML file. The user combines a series of Action commands to create the MQFM Workflow XML file.
For more information on MQ File Mover, please go to:
http://www.capitalware.biz/mqfm_overview.html
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Roger Lacroix
Capitalware Inc.
About every 3 weeks or so, I get an email asking me if MQ File Mover (MQFM) can be installed and used on Mac OS X. In this blog posting, I will discuss the prerequisites and issue related to using MQFM on Mac OS X.
First, as with any other platform that you run MQFM on, Mac OS X must have Java v1.5.0 or higher installed.
Second, follow the “Unix and Linux” instructions from the MQFM Installation and Operation manual for installing MQFM on Mac OS X.
Third, you will need WebSphere MQ (WMQ) to be installed on Mac OS X. This is where everyone gets stumped. IBM does not release either WMQ Server or WMQ Client for Mac OS X, although Willow Technology does have a port of WMQ for Mac OS X but it is extremely old (v5.3) and it is NOT free. I do not understand why IBM does not release a current version of WMQ for Mac OS X, as Mac OS X is a popular platform.
So, how do you get around this issue? You simply copy the MQ Java JAR files from an existing installation of WMQ to the “libs” directory of MQFM on Mac OS X.
1) If you only have WMQ v6 then copy the following 2 MQ Java JAR files to Mac OS X:
com.ibm.mq.jar connector.jar
2) If you have WMQ v7 then copy the following 5 MQ Java JAR files to Mac OS X:
com.ibm.mq.jar com.ibm.mq.commonservices.jar com.ibm.mq.headers.jar com.ibm.mq.jmqi.jar connector.jar
That’s it. You are now ready to use MQFM on Mac OS X.
Note: If you want to use MQFM on BSD or any other OS variant then simply follow the above steps and you will be good to go.
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Roger Lacroix
Capitalware Inc.
Here’s another head-banging item that some people may get burnt by.
I was doing some testing of Java applications with WebSphere MQ v7.1 and received the following error message:
java.lang.UnsupportedClassVersionError: com/ibm/mq/MQException (Unsupported major.minor version 49.0) at java.lang.ClassLoader.defineClass0(Native Method) at java.lang.ClassLoader.defineClass(ClassLoader.java:539) at java.security.SecureClassLoader.defineClass(SecureClassLoader.java:123) at java.net.URLClassLoader.defineClass(URLClassLoader.java:251) at java.net.URLClassLoader.access$100(URLClassLoader.java:55) at java.net.URLClassLoader$1.run(URLClassLoader.java:194) at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method) at java.net.URLClassLoader.findClass(URLClassLoader.java:187) at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:289) at sun.misc.Launcher$AppClassLoader.loadClass(Launcher.java:274) at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:235) at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClassInternal(ClassLoader.java:302) Exception in thread "main"
If you do not know what “Unsupported major.minor version 49.0” means, in plain English, it means that the MQ Java JAR file you are using was built with a higher release of Java (i.e. v1.5) and is not backwards compatible with Java v1.4.2.
When I switched my JDK to version 1.5 then everything worked fine with my test application.
I searched the WebSphere MQ v7.1 documentation and cannot find anything about WebSphere MQ v7.1 now requiring Java v1.5 or higher. Attention IBM: This needs to be documented.
So be warned: If you are using Java (JDK or JRE) v1.4.2 (or lower) then you will not be able to use the MQ Java JAR files from the newly released WebSphere MQ v7.1 with your application.
Regards,
Roger Lacroix
Capitalware Inc.
Paul Clarke of IBM has released version 7.1.0 of SupportPac MO71.
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24000142
SupportPac MO71 provides a simple, easy to configure GUI interface to administer WebSphere MQ (MQSeries) Queue Managers. It consists of a single program which sends PCF or MQSC messages to a local or remote Queue Manager and displays the output from the command server in dialogs. All Queue Managers that have a command server can be administered, including z/OS.
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Roger Lacroix
Capitalware Inc.
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 simplified format similar to a database utility or spreadsheet program.
For more information about MQ Visual Edit go to:
https://www.capitalware.com/mqve_overview.html
Regards,
Roger Lacroix
Capitalware Inc.
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 to a database utility or spreadsheet program.
For more information about MQ Visual Browse go to:
https://www.capitalware.com/mqvb_overview.html
Regards,
Roger Lacroix
Capitalware Inc.
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
Regards,
Roger Lacroix
Capitalware Inc.
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