RE: MQ Series For Dummies

["Mike Pantzopoulos - (H/O)" <mpantzopoulos@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

A few years ago I ahsd the same problem and used a red-book 'Using MQ
Seies on the AS/400' (SG24-5236-00) plus a couple of manuals. I forget
their names, but one was about using RPG with MQ and had all the
programing detail I required to write the software. It also had lots of
example coding. If I recall correctly, after you configure both ends,
you can use some sample programs that IBM provides to test the
configuration before you get too deep into yout own code.

MQ is great! It works, and I was able to solve all the problems I
encountered by reading through the manuals and finding the correct
parameter and setting.

Good luck!  

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Gord Hutchinson
Sent: Friday, 20 January 2006 2:49 AM
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Subject: MQ Series For Dummies


I need to set up and configure MQ Series to communicate between our
iSeries and the US Customs mainframe.  We have never used MQ Series
before so there is no in-house knowledge.  Frankly, I have no idea of
where to start learning this application.

Is there an 'MQ Series For Dummies' somewhere on the web?  I have a copy
of the MQ Series Primer which I guess is a start.

I'm planning on using Sterling Gentran to do the actual communication
but that still leaves me with figuring out the concepts and
administration of MQ Series.

Thanks,


Gord Hutchinson