Convert String from EBCDIC to Unicode / UTF8

Question

I\'m able to send messages from Java to Websphere MQ on AS400. If I send messages from WinXP, there is no difference if I use

Answer 1

CP870 is EBCDIC host code page. To what locale are you changing the Windows to when the exception occurs? Do you still use msgId.characterSet = 1208; after the local is changed? It looks like Java libraries are unable to convert the incoming message that is in CP870 to your current locale.

Check what is the Windows code page when you change the locale and see if 1208 is correct for msgId.characterSet.

Answer 2

 gmo.options = MQC.MQGMO_NO_SYNCPOINT; //Set no sync point
 gmo.options = MQC.MQGMO_CONVERT; //Handles ASCII/EBCDIC
 gmo.options = MQC.MQGMO_WAIT; //Wait until message arrives

this code is wrong, you are overwriting the option, you need | them.