COBOL copybooks

This section provides you with information in relation to the changes to the COBOL copybooks supplied with WebSphere® MQ Version 6.0.

Due to the size of structures with pointers growing on 64-bit platforms, the lengths defined in some of the COBOL copybooks supplied with earlier versions of WebSphere MQ are incorrect for 64-bit applications. Updated COBOL copybooks are being supplied with WebSphere MQ Version 6.0 as follows:

WebSphere MQ for z/OS®

64-bit COBOL copybooks will be shipped in a future release of the product.

WebSphere MQ for AIX®

All 32-bit COBOL copy books will be installed in the directory /usr/mqm/inc/cobcpy32.

Symbolic links to all the 32-bit COBOL copy books will be created in directory /usr/mqm/inc.

All 64-bit COBOL copy books will be installed in the directory /usr/mqm/inc/cobcpy64.

All other UNIX® platforms

All 32-bit COBOL copy books will be installed in the directory /opt/mqm/inc/cobcpy32.

Symbolic links to all the 32-bit COBOL copy books will be created in directory /opt/mqm/inc.

All 64-bit COBOL copy books will be installed in the directory /opt/mqm/inc/cobcpy64.

WebSphere MQ for Windows®

All 32-bit COBOL copy books will be installed in the directory C:\Program Files\IBM\WebSphere MQ\Tools\cobol\copyBook32 and in C:\Program Files\IBM\WebSphere MQ\Tools\cobol\copyBook.

All 64-bit COBOL copy books will be installed in the directory C:\Program Files\IBM\WebSphere MQ\Tools\cobol\copyBook64.

Note: C:\Program Files\IBM\WebSphere MQ is the default directory for the installation of WebSphere MQ for Windows. If you install it in a different directory, you will adjust the specified path to take this into account.