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Additional code pages

In addition to the code pages mentioned in the Code Page connection property, you can read and write messages encoded with SHIFT-JIS, ISO-8859, and EBCDIC code pages.

Reading messages encoded with additional code pages

To read messages encoded with additional code pages, you need to perform certain tasks.

Writing messages encoded with additional code pages

To write messages encoded with additional code pages, you need to perform certain tasks.
  1. 1Create a mapping task that uses a configured IBM MQ mapping.
  2. 2In the Runtime Options tab, navigate to the Advanced Session Properties section.
  3. 3From the Session Property Name list, select Custom Properties, and set the Session Property Value to UseCodedCharSetIdForWriter=<CCSID of a code page>.The configured UseCodedCharSetIdForWriter custom property with CCSID value 5053 in the mapping task.
  4. Note: Ensure that the specified CCSID of the code page is compatible with and certified by IBM MQ.
    For more information about CSSIDs of compliant code pages that you can use when writing message data, see the IBM MQ documentation.
  5. 4Click Save > Run the mapping task.