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2110 MQRC FORMAT ERROR

Troubleshooting


Problem

Your WebSphere MQ (WMQ) application attempts to get a message from your queue. The getting application fails with a data conversion format error.

Symptom

2110 0x0000083e MQRC_FORMAT_ERROR

Cause

The most common reason for 2110 is an incorrect message format in the message descriptor.

Resolving The Problem

Specify the correct MQMD Format for your message. The format 'MQSTR ' is what most applications use to convert string data (non numeric data).

Note: There can be many reasons for this failure, but this is the most common. For more information regarding 2110 data conversion problems see: MustGather technote 1176955

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Product Synonym

IBMMQ WMQ MQ

Document Information

Modified date:
15 June 2018

UID

swg21232346