IZ94792: WMQ XMS .NET V2.0 CLIENT GETS SYSTEM.NULLREFERENCEEXCEPTION WHEN GETTING TOPIC NAME

WebSphere MQ V7.0 Fix Pack 7.0.1.5
WebSphere MQ V7.0.1 for i5/OS Fix Pack 7.0.1.5

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• When trying to use a WebSphere MQ IBM Message Service Client
  for .NET (XMS .NET) v2.0 to get a topic name from a message
  sent by a non-XMS program, it results in the
  System.NullReferenceException.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  USERS AFFECTED:
  Customer using XMS .NET client application connecting to
  WebSphere MQ to read messages sent by non-XMS program
  
  Platforms affected:
  Windows
  
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  PROBLEM SUMMARY:
  XMS .NET client application tries to read the topic name from
  the received message which was sent by non-XMS application
  returns null because the topic name was not properly populated
  in the JMSDestination field of the received message.
  

Problem conclusion

• XMS .NET client product code modified to populate the correct
  topic name in the JMSDestination field of received message. So
  that application can read the correct topic name for the
  received messages.
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  MSG SRVCS CL .N

• Fixed component ID

  5724M2100

Applicable component levels

• R200 PSY

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