2190 (088E) (RC2190): MQRC_CONVERTED_STRING_TOO_BIG

Explanation

On an MQGET call with the MQGMO_CONVERT option included in the GetMsgOpts parameter, a string in a fixed-length field in the message expanded during data conversion and exceeded the size of the field. When this happens, the queue manager tries discarding trailing blank characters and characters following the first null character to make the string fit, but in this case there were insufficient characters that could be discarded.

This reason code can also occur for messages with a format name of MQFMT_IMS_VAR_STRING. When this happens, it indicates that the IMS variable string expanded such that its length exceeded the capacity of the 2 byte binary length field contained within the structure of the IMS variable string. (The queue manager never discards trailing blanks in an IMS variable string.)

The message is returned unconverted, with the CompCode parameter of the MQGET call set to MQCC_WARNING. If the message consists of several parts, each of which is described by its own character-set and encoding fields (for example, a message with format name MQFMT_DEAD_LETTER_HEADER), some parts might be converted and other parts not converted. However, the values returned in the various character-set and encoding fields always correctly describe the relevant message data.

This reason code does not occur if the string can be made to fit by discarding trailing blank characters.

Completion code

MQCC_WARNING

Programmer response

Check that the fields in the message contain the correct values, and that the character-set identifiers specified by the sender and receiver of the message are correct. If they are, the layout of the data in the message must be modified to increase the lengths of the field, or fields so that there is sufficient space to permit the string, or strings to expand when converted.

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