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| Michel |
 Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2003 7:01 am Post subject: MQ Series for dummies? |
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Hi,
Im a IT manager and I'm new to Message Queue technology. I've read some information on how to prepare and implement an MQ Client. It is clear to me that MQ clients must connect with the MQI by executing specific commands. All the info I got was based on applications custom made where you can control the source code in order to do this. (VB, C)
What about proprietary/'Off the shelf software' can they be setup as an MQ client? If yes, how?
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| jefflowrey |
| Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2003 7:41 am Post subject: |
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Grand Poobah
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The first thing to be aware of is that a Client is no good without a Server.
Secondly, your basic off-the-shelf software is not able to be set up as an MQSeries client UNLESS it has some sort of plug-in capability that would allow you to add code to act as a client. For instance, you could do this with Microsoft Word by writing an MQSeries connection program in VisualBasic, and enabling it as a Macro.
There are also a number of 'adapters' available for sale from IBM and others that will add MQSeries capabilites to things like databases.
So the answer is, it depends on the application. |
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| vmcgloin |
| Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2003 7:45 am Post subject: |
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Knight
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| If you mean pre-existing MQ programs, they will need to have been compiled with the MQ Client libraries. Then the set up is administrative rather than programmatic from an MQ perspective. |
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| zpat |
| Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2003 11:58 pm Post subject: |
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Jedi Council
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Existing applications should have an API and therefore an adapter can be coded or purchased that operates both the application API and the MQI.
Alternatively if the application has something like sockets then you can code a bridge to pass calls from sockets to MQI and back.
Application packages without a published API are not fit for purpose but you can usually make it work somehow.
You can also bridge MSMQ to MQSeries if you want to. Bridge or API adapter - but adapters are generally preferable. |
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| 2189 |
| Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2003 1:35 am Post subject: |
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