MQCONNX environment variable

Use this information to understand the different MQCONNX call options and how they are used with MQ_CONNECT_TYPE. Note that MQ_CONNECT_TYPE only has any effect for STANDARD bindings. For other bindings, MQ_CONNECT_TYPE is ignored.

On IBM MQ for IBM i, IBM MQ for Windows, and IBM MQ on UNIX and Linux systems, we can use the environment variable, MQ_CONNECT_TYPE in combination with the type of binding specified in the Options field of the MQCNO structure used on an MQCONNX call.

MQCONNX call option MQ_CONNECT_TYPE environment variable Result
STANDARD UNDEFINED STANDARD
STANDARD STANDARD STANDARD
STANDARD FASTPATH STANDARD
STANDARD CLIENT CLIENT
STANDARD LOCAL STANDARD

If MQCNO_STANDARD_BINDING is not specified, we can use MQCNO_NONE, which defaults to MQCNO_STANDARD_BINDING.

Parent topic: Connect to a queue manager using the MQCONNX call