Put a test message on the queue

Put a test message on a remote queue using only the MQSC command-line interface.

Before starting

Before putting a test message on the queue, we must already have completed the following tasks in this tutorial:

• Create the queue manager
• Create the queues
• Create a message channel

About this task

Perform this task on the sending machine (the machine that hosts the queue manager QM_ORANGE).

The amqsput sample program is used to put a message onto the queue that you created:

• On Windows, the sample programs are installed by default with IBM MQ Server or Client.
• On Linux, the samples programs RPM need to be installed.

Procedure

1. Open a command prompt.
2. Start the amqsput sample program as follows:
   • On Windows, type the command:

     amqsput Q1 QM_ORANGE
     

   • On Linux, change to the /opt/mqm/samp/bin directory and type the command:

      ./amqsput Q1 QM_ORANGE
     

   The following messages are displayed:Sample amqsput0 start
   target queue is Q1

3. Type some message text on one or more lines, then press Enter twice. The following message is displayed:Sample amqsput0 end
   

Results

We have now created a test message and put it onto the remote queue. The next task is to verify that the test message was received. Parent topic: Tutorial 2: Sending a message to a remote queue Previous topic: Create a message channel Next topic: Verify that the test message was sent