DB2 Version 10.1 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows

MQREADALL table function

The MQREADALL table function returns a table containing the messages and message metadata from the MQSeries® location specified by receive-service, using the quality of service policy service-policy. Performing this operation does not remove the messages from the queue associated with receive-service.

Syntax

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>>-MQREADALL--(--+----------------------------------------+----->
                 '-receive-service--+-------------------+-'   
                                    '-,--service-policy-'     

>--+----------+--)---------------------------------------------><
   '-num-rows-'      

The schema is DB2MQ for non-transactional message queuing functions, and DB2MQ1C for one-phase commit transactional MQ functions.

Table function parameters

receive-service
A string containing the logical MQSeries destination from which the message is read. If specified, the receive-service must refer to a service point defined in the DB2MQ.MQSERVICE table. A service point is a logical end-point from which a message is sent or received. Service point definitions include the name of the MQSeries Queue Manager and Queue. If receive-service is not specified, then the DB2.DEFAULT.SERVICE will be used. The maximum size of receive-service is 48 bytes.
service-policy
A string containing the MQSeries Service Policy used in the handling of this message. If specified, the service-policy refers to a Policy defined in the DB2MQ.MQPOLICY table. A service policy defines a set of quality of service options that should be applied to this messaging operation. These options include message priority and message persistence. If service-policy is not specified, then the default DB2.DEFAULT.POLICY will be used. The maximum size of service-policy is 48 bytes.
num-rows
A positive integer containing the maximum number of messages to be returned by the function.

If num-rows is specified, then a maximum of num-rows messages will be returned. If num-rows is not specified, then all available messages will be returned.

Authorization

One of the following authorities is required to execute the function:
  • EXECUTE privilege on the function
  • DATAACCESS authority
  • DBADM authority
  • SQLADM authority

Default PUBLIC privilege

In a non-restrictive database, EXECUTE privilege is granted to PUBLIC when the function is automatically created.

Examples

Example 1: This example receives all the messages from the queue specified by the default service (DB2.DEFAULT.SERVICE), using the default policy (DB2.DEFAULT.POLICY). The messages and all the metadata are returned as a table.
SELECT * FROM table (MQREADALL()) AS T
Example 2: This example receives all the messages from the head of the queue specified by the service MYSERVICE, using the default policy (DB2.DEFAULT.POLICY). Only the MSG and CORRELID columns are returned.
SELECT T.MSG, T.CORRELID FROM table (MQREADALL('MYSERVICE')) AS T
Example 3: This example reads the head of the queue specified by the default service (DB2.DEFAULT.SERVICE), using the default policy (DB2.DEFAULT.POLICY). Only messages with a CORRELID of '1234' are returned. All columns are returned.
SELECT * FROM table (MQREADALL()) AS T WHERE T.CORRELID = '1234'
Example 4: This example receives the first 10 messages from the head of the queue specified by the default service (DB2.DEFAULT.SERVICE), using the default policy (DB2.DEFAULT.POLICY). All columns are returned.
SELECT * FROM table (MQREADALL(10)) AS T

Information returned

Table 1. Information returned by the MQREADALL table function
Column name Data type Description
MSG VARCHAR(32000) Contains the contents of the MQSeries message.
CORRELID VARCHAR(24) Contains a correlation ID that can be used to identify messages. You can select a message from the queue using this identifier. In the case of a request and response scenario, the correlation ID enables you to associate a response with a particular request.
TOPIC VARCHAR(40) Contains the topic with which the message was published, if available.
QNAME VARCHAR(48) Contains the name of the queue where the message was received.
MSGID CHAR(24) Contains the assigned unique MQSeries identifier for this message.
MSGFORMAT VARCHAR(8) Contains the format of the message, as defined by MQSeries. Typical strings have an MQSTR format.