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I am pleased to announce that a new SupportPac “MA95 – A REXX interface to
WebSphere MQ” is now available for download from the SupportPac website.
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.w...=utf-8&lang=en


Following several customer requests for the restoration of the older
MA18/MA19/MA77/MA78 SupportPacs Igor Nikitin and his team from the IBM Russian
Systems and Technology Laboratory have taken the source of the old MA77/MA78
SupportPacs, upgraded it to support the MQ V6 level of API and ported it to run
on z/OS. So we now have a single platform independent SupportPac

Abstract
This SupportPac provides a Rexx Interface to WebSphere MQ. It permits the usage
of MQ function and MQSC commands within a Rexx Exec on both Windows and z/OS

Description
This SupportPac provides a Rexx Interface to WebSphere MQ. It permits the usage
of MQ API function within a Rexx Exec. It also provides an interface to issue
MQ script commands (MQSC) from Rexx execs

The SupportPac provides for the WebSphere MQ version 6 level of API but can be
used with any supported level of queue manager

This interface is different to that described in the Application Programming
Reference book, as the API is customised for the Rexx environment. However, with
a few exceptions, all the function described in the APR is available. Some
extensions to the API are also provided to ease the usage of the interface.

The SupportPac is based on the MA18/MA19/MA77/MA78 SupportPacs written by Robert
Harris and combines the functions into a single package.

The SupportPac allows most REXX execs coded for the older SupportPacs
MA18/MA19/MA77/MA78 to run unchanged.
Note: While we have attempted to provide compatibility there may be some cases
where minor changes are needed.

Source code is provided to facilitate the extension of the function of the
SupportPac and to allow it to be ported to other environments.

Possible Uses
This SupportPac is designed for people who:
• Want to explore Message Queuing within the Rexx environment
• Want to place Message Queuing function within native Rexx execs
• Want to issue MQ script commands (MQSC) from Rexx execs
• Want to place Message Queuing function within the Rexx/ISPF environment on z/OS
• Need to prototype MQ Applications
• Want to develop portable applications
• Are interested in the design of Message Queuing Applications
• Want to continue to use Rexx execs that were originally written for the
MA18/MA19/MA77/MA78 SupportPacs
• Want to modify the SupportPac to extend the function or to use it in other
environments.