Chapter 36. Sample programs for WebSphere MQ for z/OS

This chapter describes the sample applications that are delivered with WebSphere MQ for z/OS. These samples demonstrate typical uses of the Message Queue Interface (MQI).

WebSphere MQ for z/OS also provides a sample API-crossing exit program, described in The API-crossing exit for z/OS, and sample data-conversion exits, described in Chapter 11, Writing data-conversion exits.

The sample applications are supplied in source form only. The source modules include pseudocode that describes the program logic.

Note:

Although some of the sample applications have basic panel-driven interfaces, they do not aim to demonstrate how to design the "look and feel" of your applications. For more information on how to design panel-driven interfaces for nonprogrammable terminals, see SAA(R) Common User Access(R): Basic Interface Design Guide (SC26-4583) and its addendum (GG22-9508). These provide guidelines to help you design applications that are consistent both within the application and across other applications.

This chapter introduces the sample programs, under these headings:

• Features demonstrated in the sample applications
• Preparing and running sample applications for the batch environment
• Preparing sample applications for the TSO environment
• Preparing the sample applications for the CICS environment
• Preparing the sample application for the IMS environment
• The Put samples
• The Get samples
• The Browse sample
• The Print Message sample
• The Queue Attributes sample
• The Mail Manager sample
• The Credit Check sample
• The Message Handler sample