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Choosing client or server coded character set identifier (CCSID)

The data passed across the MQI from the application to the client stub should be in the local coded character set identifier (CCSID), encoded for the WebSphere MQ client. If the connected queue manager requires the data to be converted, this is done by the client support code.

The client code assumes that the character data crossing the MQI in the client is in the CCSID configured for that machine. If this CCSID is an unsupported CCSID or is not the required CCSID, it can be overridden with the MQCCSID environment variable, for example on Windows:

SET MQCCSID=850

Or, on UNIX or Linux systems:

export MQCCSID=850

Set this in the profile and all MQI data will be assumed to be in code page 850.

Note:

This does not apply to application data in the message.

 

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