Using the MS Control Utility

This topic contains procedures for performing selected tasks using the MS Control utility.

To Change Message Contents

To change the contents (payload) of a message for a specified message destination, use the -changeqmsg (-cqm) or -changetmsg (-ctm) flag. You must specify whether the original message type is bytes or text. The example illustrates the procedure for a topic.

1. Use the following command syntax to specify the contents change:

   stcmsctrlutil.exe  -ctm topicname seqnumber -msgtype type

   where topicname is the name of the topic that contains the message, seqnumber is the sequence number of the message, and type is either bytes or text indicating the message type of the original message.

2. Press Return.
3. Type the new content.
4. Press Control-Z.

To Create a Backup Archive File

This example creates an archive file containing all messages up to the date 09/11/2003 in the root backup path.

Before You Begin

Ensure that Journaling is enabled. For information, see Enable Journal.

1. Use the following command syntax to specify the archive file:

   stcmsctrlutil -backup journal-database-directory\backup\backup.zip "09/11/2003"

2. Press Return.

   If successful, you will receive the following response:

   Backup finished. Archived messages: 2003

To Access an Archive File

1. Locate the desired archive file in the root backup directory.

   By default, the root backup directory is:

   journal-database-directory\backup

2. Extract the archive file to a directory of your own choosing.

   For example:

   c:\JavaCAPS\backup\extract1

Example 1 Displaying a Topic List

As an example, use the following command syntax to display the topic list for the archive file:

stcmsctrlutil -ar c:\JavaCAPS\backup\extract1 -tl

You can then examine the individual topics further, as desired.

To Set the MS Control Utility Timeout Period

The MS Control Utility uses a default timeout period of five seconds for retrieving requested information, after which the utility exits and you see the message “Timeout to receive message from the server, exiting stcmsctrlutil API.” If this behavior should become a problem, you can include the -timeout flag with any command to set the MS Control utility's timeout period to a different value for that command only. Any command not including the -timeout flag uses the default value.

The example below sets the timeout period to 15 seconds, while obtaining a topic list from the journaler.

• Use the following command syntax to set the timeout period:

  stcmsctrlutil -j -tl -timeout 15

To Shut the Server Down

• Use the following command syntax to shut the server down:

  stcmsctrlutil  -shutdown