strmqcfg (start IBM MQ Explorer)

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

Purpose

For IBM MQ for Windows only, note that if you use runas to execute this command, you must define the Environment Variable APPDATA to set a path to a directory that the user you are running as has access. For example:


set APPDATA=C:\Users\user_name\AppData\Roaming

You can use the following command to identify the path that APPDATA is set to:


set APPDATA

[Linux] On Linux, to start IBM MQ Explorer successfully, you must be able to write a file to your home directory, and the home directory must exist.

Note: The preferred way to start IBM MQ Explorer is by using the system menu on Linux, or the start menu on Windows, or by using the MQExplorer executable file.

Syntax

The syntax of this command follows:

Optional parameters

-c: -clean is passed to Eclipse. This parameter causes Eclipse to delete any cached data used by the Eclipse runtime.
-i: -clean -initialize is passed to Eclipse. This parameter causes Eclipse to delete any cached data as well as discard configuration information used by the Eclipse runtime.
IBM MQ Explorer starts briefly and then ends without displaying the user interface.
-x: Output debug messages to the console.