Verifying that the test message was sent
Before you begin
About this task
You can perform this task using either of the following interfaces:
Verifying that the test message was sent using IBM MQ Explorer
Procedure
- In the Navigator view, expand the Queue Managers folder, then expand QM_APPLE.
- Click the Queues folder.
- In the Content view, right-click Q1, then click Browse Messages. The Message browser opens to show the list of the messages that are currently on Q1.
- Double-click the last message to open its properties dialog.
Results
On the Data page of the properties dialog, the Message data field displays the content of the message in human-readable form, as shown in the following screen capture:
Verifying that the test message was sent
About this task
The amqsget sample program is used to get the message back from the queue.
Open a command prompt and follow these steps:
Procedure
Start the amqsget sample program:
On Windows, type the following command:
amqsget Q1 QM_APPLE
On Linux, change to the MQ_INSTALLATION_PATH/samp/bin directory, where MQ_INSTALLATION_PATH represents the high-level directory in which IBM MQ is installed. Type the following command:
./amqsget Q1 QM_APPLE
Results
The sample program starts, and your message is displayed along with any other messages on this queue. After a pause of 15 seconds, the sample ends and the command prompt is displayed again.
You have now completed this tutorial.