MQExplorer (launch IBM MQ Explorer)

Start IBM MQ Explorer (Windows and Linux x86-64 platforms only).


Purpose

To launch IBM MQ Explorer by using the system menu on Linux, or the start menu on Windows, left-click on the installation to launch.

On Windows, open the start menu, and select the IBM MQ Explorer installation entry under the IBM MQ folder that corresponds to the installation to launch. Each instance of IBM MQ Explorer listed is identified by the name that you chose for its installation.

On Linux, the system menu entry for IBM MQ Explorer is added to the Development category. Where it appears within the system menu is dependent on your Linux distribution (SUSE or Red Hat), and your desktop environment (GNOME or KDE).

  • On SUSE

    • Left-click Computer > More Applications..., and find the installation of IBM MQ Explorer to launch under the Development category.
  • On Red Hat

    • The installation of IBM MQ Explorer to launch can be found under Applications> Programming.


Syntax

The MQExplorer command is stored in MQ_INSTALLATION_PATH/bin. MQExplorer.exe (the MQExplorer command) supports standard Eclipse runtime options. The syntax of this command is as follows:

MQExplorer  -clean  -initialize


Optional parameters

    -clean
    Is passed to Eclipse. This parameter causes Eclipse to delete any cached data used by the Eclipse runtime.
    -initialize
    Is passed to Eclipse. This parameter causes Eclipse to discard configuration information used by the Eclipse runtime.

    The graphical user interface (GUI) does not start.