Preparing and running sample applications for the batch environment

To prepare a sample application that runs in the batch environment, perform the same steps that you would when building any batch WebSphere MQ for z/OS application. These steps are listed in Building z/OS batch applications.

Note:

The assembler language version of the Browse sample uses data control blocks (DCBs), so you must link-edit it using RMODE(24).

The library members that you will use are listed in Table 45, Table 46, and Table 47.

You must edit the run JCL supplied for the samples that you want to use (see Table 45, Table 46, and Table 47).

The PARM statement in the supplied JCL contains a number of parameters that you need to modify. To run the C sample programs, separate the parameters by spaces; to run the Assembler, COBOL, and PL/I sample programs, separate them by commas. For example, if the name of your queue manager is CSQ1 and you want to run the application with a queue named LOCALQ1, in the COBOL, PL/I, and assembler-language JCL, your PARM statement should look like this:

   PARM=(CSQ1,LOCALQ1)

In the C language JCL, your PARM statement should look like this:

   PARM=('CSQ1 LOCALQ1')

You are now ready to submit the jobs.

Names of the sample batch applications

The names of the source programs and JCL that are supplied for each of the sample batch applications are listed in the following tables:

Table 45. Source and JCL for the Put and Get samples

Table 46. Source and JCL for the Browse sample

Table 47. Source for the Print Message sample (C language only)