My MQ headers have #define MQCCSI_Q_MGR 0
So, if it was set to x'311' then you're asking for conversion from 437 to 785. Now my ccsid.tbl file for MQ 5.3 has never heard of CCSID 785 so I guess that's the problem. David -----Original Message----- From: MQSeries List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Ronald Weinger Sent: 19 February 2004 16:38 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: MQGET error 2119 Yes, it is set to MQCCSI_Q_MGR (=X'311') prior to the MQGET. "David C. Partridge" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: "MQSeries List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 02/19/2004 10:21 AM Please respond to "MQSeries List" To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc: Subject: Re: MQGET error 2119 Strange indeed. CCSID 437 (US-ASCII) is a normally supported CCSID on 390 for conversion to 037 and, or 500 (subject to a few "quirks" with some special characters). You've covered the usual issues (e.g. MQFMT_STRING), and anyway you would have got MQRC_FORMAT_ERROR if the format had been MQFMT_NONE. The encoding x'111' is MQENC_INTEGER_NORMAL | MQENC_DECIMAL_NORMAL | MQENC_FLOAT_IEEE_NORMAL which is the encoding I would expect from a Solaris QM which is IIRC a big-endian system. I assume that the field MQMD.CodedCharacterSetId was set by the application to MQCCSI_Q_MGR just prior to the MQGET? Is that correct or was it some other value? If it was set to MQCCSI_Q_MGR, then what is the qmgr CCSID? David Instructions for managing your mailing list subscription are provided in the Listserv General Users Guide available at http://www.lsoft.com Archive: http://vm.akh-wien.ac.at/MQSeries.archive The information contained in this message may be CONFIDENTIAL and is for the intended addressee only. Any unauthorized use, dissemination of the information, or copying of this message is prohibited. If you are not the intended addressee, please notify the sender immediately and delete this message. Instructions for managing your mailing list subscription are provided in the Listserv General Users Guide available at http://www.lsoft.com Archive: http://vm.akh-wien.ac.at/MQSeries.archive