Hi, That is what I thought, but when IBM publicly posts information that differs, you have to wonder which is correct.
Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc. http://www.capitalware.biz Quoting "Potkay, Peter M (PLC, IT)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Roger, I don't exactly agree with the link. I have always known an API exit > as existing on Distributed platforms, and the API Crossing Exit being the > exact same thing on the mainframe but for CICS only. > > > See the following quote from the MQ Glossary and Bibliography Manual: > > API exit. > A user-written program that monitors or > modifies the function of an MQI call. For each MQI call > issued by an application, the API exit is invoked before > the queue manager starts to process the call and again > after the queue manager has completed processing the > call. The API exit can inspect and modify any of the > parameters on the MQI call. The API exit is not > supported on WebSphere MQ for z/OS. > > > API-crossing exit. > A user written program that is > similar in concept to an API exit. It is supported only > by WebSphere MQ for z/OS and for CICS applications > only. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Roger Lacroix [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2004 12:02 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Message Tracking > > > All, > > I'll correct myself. :)) > > 'Api Crossing Exit' is the 'Api Exit' that I am referring to. Here is a > quick > explanation about it from IBM: > http://www.mqug.org.uk/anonftp/021131%20-%20MQUTIL.pdf > > > Regards, > Roger Lacroix > 416-566-7307 > Capitalware Inc. > http://www.capitalware.biz > > > Quoting Roger Lacroix <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > Hi, > > > > Am I not sure but I believe 'Api Crossing Exit' is mainframe only. > (Anyone!) > > > > Although, 'Api Crossing Exit' could be the 'Api Exit' that I am referring > to. > > Is it available on distributed platforms and configure at a queue manager > > level > > (and not channel attribute)? > > > > > > Regards, > > Roger Lacroix > > Capitalware Inc. > > http://www.capitalware.biz > > > > > > Quoting [EMAIL PROTECTED]: > > > > > Roger, > > > > > > > > > The api crossing exit which comes with WMQ addresses most of your > concerns. > > > Have you looked at it ? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > "Bullock, Rebecca > > > (CSC)" To: > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED] cc: > > > > Subject: Re: Message > > Tracking > > > Sent by: MQSeries > > > List > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > n.AC.AT> > > > > > > > > > 04/29/2004 08:49 > > > AM > > > Please respond to > > > MQSeries List > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Roger, the only thing I have to say is to agree that you want to include > at > > > least part of the actual message data. That way, if the programmer has > the > > > wrong msgid or correlid or even ends up with duplicates (if, for > example, > > > he > > > doesn't clear these fields before his next put), you stand a chance of > > > finding the actual message based on the data itself. > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Roger Lacroix [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: Wednesday, April 28, 2004 11:48 PM > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Subject: Message Tracking > > > > > > > > > All, > > > > > > I have tried to talk my current client into buying a message tracking > > > product > > > but of course they say they don't have the money!?!?! > > > > > > The problem is that the client has a lot of MQ development going on with > a > > > lot > > > of newbie MQ/Java developers. And of course the newbie developers keep > > > telling > > > me that MQ lost their messages. This of course is driving me nuts!!! > > > > > > So I figured that I would create an API Exit to log the following: > > > - Queue Name > > > - Date / Time > > > - MsgID > > > - CorrelID > > > - GroupID > > > > > > >From a tracking point of view, I don't think logging the message data > is > > > important but what other fields of the MQMD should be logged?? > > > > > > I figure I would use Perl or Java to summarize or correlate the > information > > > in > > > the log file. Of course, the script would cross search between MsgID, > > > CorrelID > > > & GroupID for matches. > > > > > > Any comments - thoughts about this. > > > > > > Regards, > > > Roger Lacroix > > > > > > 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 > > > > > > > > > > > > > ************************************************************************** > > > This e-mail and any files transmitted with it may contain privileged or > > > confidential information. It is solely for use by the individual for > whom > > > it is intended, even if addressed incorrectly. If you received this > e-mail > > > in error, please notify the sender; do not disclose, copy, distribute, > or > > > take any action in reliance on the contents of this information; and > delete > > > it from your system. Any other use of this e-mail is prohibited. 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