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SQS Create Queue

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Creates a new SQS queue.

See SQS CreateQueue or detailed information.

Note
This example is intended for running within a Chilkat.Js embedded JavaScript engine. All Chilkat JavaScript examples require Chilkat v11.4.0 or greater.
JavaScript
var success = false;

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

var rest = new CkRest();

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

// Provide AWS credentials for the REST call.
var authAws = new CkAuthAws();
authAws.AccessKey = "AWS_ACCESS_KEY";
authAws.SecretKey = "AWS_SECRET_KEY";
// the region should match our URL above..
authAws.Region = "us-west-2";
authAws.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");

var responseXml = rest.FullRequestNoBody("GET","/");
if (rest.LastMethodSuccess !== true) {
    console.log(rest.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

// A successful response will have a status code equal to 200.
if (rest.ResponseStatusCode !== 200) {
    console.log("response status code = " + rest.ResponseStatusCode);
    console.log("response status text = " + rest.ResponseStatusText);
    console.log("response header: " + rest.ResponseHeader);
    console.log("response body: " + responseXml);
    return;
}

// Examine the successful XML response.
var xml = new CkXml();
xml.LoadXml(responseXml);
console.log(xml.GetXml());

// 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>