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RogerLacroix · Posted: Sun Sep 12, 2004 7:00 pm Post subject: MQ Batch Toolkit for WebSphere MQ

The MQ Batch Toolkit application allows users to manipulate and manage messages in a queue of a WebSphere MQ (formally MQSeries) queue manager from a command-line or shell scripting environment.

MQ Batch Toolkit is an excellent tool for developers, programmers, quality assurance testers, and production support personnel who want to do backup and recovery of messages, stress testing of applications, replaying of messages, searching (grep) a queue for a text string, etc..

MQ Batch Toolkit can run on any platform that supports Java v1.4 (or higher). This includes: AIX, HP-UX, Linux, Mac OS X, OS/2 Warp, Sun Solaris, Windows 95/98/ME and Windows NT/2000/XP/Vista. MQ Batch Toolkit is able to connect to local queue managers (residing on the same box) or to any remote queue manager.

The remote queue managers can be on any platform that supports distributed queuing including: AIX, HP-UX, Linux, OS/2 Warp, OS/400 (iSeries), Sun Solaris, Windows NT/2000/XP, and z/OS (OS/390). MQ Batch Toolkit supports 3rd party security exit for connecting to remote queue managers

MQ Batch Toolkit has been designed to support Java's Multi-Language environment. It supports for the following languages: English, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish.

Security:
- MQ Batch Toolkit supports SSL for connecting to remote queue managers.
- MQ Batch Toolkit supports 3rd party security exit for connecting to remote queue managers.

MQ Batch Toolkit contains 23 separate functions grouped into 4 categories:

Queue Management
- Backup a Queue to a single file
- Restore a Queue from a single file
- Retrieve a list of queues (with Current Depth, Queue Type, IPPROCS & OPPROCS)
- Find a text string (i.e. grep a queue)
- Clear a Queue
- Clear a Queue by Message Id, Correlation Id or both
- Clear a Queue by Time
- Clear a Queue by Matching String
Message Manipulation
- Insert messages (optional formats: binary, string, Pub/Sub (RFH) or JMS (RFH2))
- Copy messages
- Duplicate messages
- Forward messages (optional stripping of the Dead Letter Header)
- Delete messages
- Import messages (optional formats: binary, string, Pub/Sub or JMS)
- Export messages to 1 or many files.
- Read messages and display any MQ header (i.e MQMD, MQRFH, MQRFH2, MQDEAD, MQCIH, MQIIH, & MQXMIT)
- Read messages in a Hex display
- Read messages in an EBCDIC Hex display
Stress Testing Tools
- Get Server
- Put Server (optional formats: binary, string, Pub/Sub or JMS)
- SIM Server (optional formats: binary, string, Pub/Sub or JMS)
Queue Manager Access Profile
- Add a Queue Manager
- Alter a Queue Manager
- Delete a Queue Manager
- List a Queue Manager

The MQ Batch Toolkit application is a shareware product. The free trial period is for 30 days (no nag screens). All features are available but you are limited to 1 queue manager.

MQ Batch Toolkit will sell for $99.00 USD for a single user license. Volume pricing will be as follows: