WebSphere MQ provides data definition files to help you to write your applications. Data definition files are also known as:
Language | Data definitions |
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C | Include files or header files |
Visual Basic | Module files |
COBOL | Copy files |
Assembler | Macros |
PL/I | Include files |
The data definition files to help you to write channel exits are described in WebSphere MQ Intercommunication.
The data definition files to help you to write installable services exits are described in the WebSphere MQ System Administration Guide.
For data definition files supported on C++, see WebSphere MQ Using C++.
For data definition files supported on RPG, see the WebSphere MQ for iSeries V6 Application Programming Reference (ILE RPG).
The names of the data definition files have the prefix CMQ, and a suffix that is determined by the programming language:
Suffix | Language |
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a | Assembler language |
b | Visual Basic |
c | C |
l | COBOL (without initialized values) |
p | PL/I |
v | COBOL (with default values set) |
The name thlqual is the high-level qualifier of the installation library on z/OS.
This chapter introduces WebSphere MQ data definition files, under these headings:
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