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System.NullReferenceException is received by a .NET application after IBM MQ Fix Pack is installed

Troubleshooting


Problem

After an IBM MQ Server Fix Pack update, a .NET application fails to connect to a queue manager with the following exception:
System.TypeInitializationException: The type initializer for 'IBM.WMQ.Nmqi.BindingsNmqiMQ' threw an exception. ---> System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
  at IBM.WMQ.Nmqi.NativeManager.InitializeNativeApis(String mode)
  at IBM.WMQ.Nmqi.BindingsNmqiMQ..cctor()
  --- End of inner exception stack trace ---
  at System.RuntimeMethodHandle.InvokeMethod(Object target, Object[] arguments, Signature sig, Boolean constructor)
  at System.Reflection.RuntimeConstructorInfo.Invoke(BindingFlags invokeAttr, Binder binder, Object[] parameters, CultureInfo culture)
  at System.RuntimeType.CreateInstanceImpl(BindingFlags bindingAttr, Binder binder, Object[] args, CultureInfo culture, Object[] activationAttributes, StackCrawlMark& stackMark)
  at System.Activator.CreateInstance(Type type, BindingFlags bindingAttr, Binder binder, Object[] args, CultureInfo culture, Object[] activationAttributes)
  at System.Reflection.Assembly.CreateInstance(String typeName, Boolean ignoreCase, BindingFlags bindingAttr, Binder binder, Object[] args, CultureInfo culture, Object[] activationAttributes)
  at IBM.WMQ.Nmqi.NmqiEnvironment.GetInstance(String name)
  at IBM.WMQ.Nmqi.NmqiEnvironment.GetMQI(Int32 id)
  at IBM.WMQ.MQQueueManager.Connect(String queueManagerName)
  at IBM.WMQ.MQQueueManager..ctor(String queueManagerName, Hashtable properties)
  at MQ_WebService.MQ_WebService.SendToQueue(String messageString, String QueueName, String QueueMgrName)

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Historical Number

TS014204999

Document Information

Modified date:
28 April 2025

UID

ibm17071660