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SQS Create Queue

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Creates a new SQS queue.

See SQS CreateQueue or detailed information.

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C++
#include <CkRest.h>
#include <CkAuthAws.h>
#include <CkXml.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    bool success = false;

    // This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
    // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

    CkRest rest;

    // Connect to the Amazon AWS REST server.
    // such as https://sqs.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/
    bool bTls = true;
    int port = 443;
    bool bAutoReconnect = true;
    success = rest.Connect("sqs.us-west-2.amazonaws.com",port,bTls,bAutoReconnect);

    // Provide AWS credentials for the REST call.
    CkAuthAws authAws;
    authAws.put_AccessKey("AWS_ACCESS_KEY");
    authAws.put_SecretKey("AWS_SECRET_KEY");
    // the region should match our URL above..
    authAws.put_Region("us-west-2");
    authAws.put_ServiceName("sqs");

    rest.SetAuthAws(authAws);

    rest.AddQueryParam("Action","CreateQueue");
    rest.AddQueryParam("QueueName","testQueue");
    rest.AddQueryParam("Attribute.1.Name","VisibilityTimeout");
    rest.AddQueryParam("Attribute.1.Value","40");

    const char *responseXml = rest.fullRequestNoBody("GET","/");
    if (rest.get_LastMethodSuccess() != true) {
        std::cout << rest.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    // A successful response will have a status code equal to 200.
    if (rest.get_ResponseStatusCode() != 200) {
        std::cout << "response status code = " << rest.get_ResponseStatusCode() << "\r\n";
        std::cout << "response status text = " << rest.responseStatusText() << "\r\n";
        std::cout << "response header: " << rest.responseHeader() << "\r\n";
        std::cout << "response body: " << responseXml << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    // Examine the successful XML response.
    CkXml xml;
    xml.LoadXml(responseXml);
    std::cout << xml.getXml() << "\r\n";

    // A sample CreateQueue response:
    // <CreateQueueResponse>
    //     <CreateQueueResult>
    //         <QueueUrl>
    //             http://queue.amazonaws.com/123456789012/testQueue
    //         </QueueUrl>
    //     </CreateQueueResult>
    //     <ResponseMetadata>
    //         <RequestId>
    //             7a62c49f-347e-4fc4-9331-6e8e7a96aa73
    //         </RequestId>
    //     </ResponseMetadata>
    // </CreateQueueResponse>
    }