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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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Add-Type -Path "C:\chilkat\ChilkatDotNet47-x64\ChilkatDotNet47.dll"

$success = $false

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

$rest = New-Object Chilkat.Rest

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

# Provide AWS credentials for the REST call.
$authAws = New-Object Chilkat.AuthAws
$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")

$responseXml = $rest.FullRequestNoBody("GET","/")
if ($rest.LastMethodSuccess -ne $true) {
    $($rest.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

# A successful response will have a status code equal to 200.
if ($rest.ResponseStatusCode -ne 200) {
    $("response status code = " + $rest.ResponseStatusCode)
    $("response status text = " + $rest.ResponseStatusText)
    $("response header: " + $rest.ResponseHeader)
    $("response body: " + $responseXml)
    exit
}

# Examine the successful XML response.
$xml = New-Object Chilkat.Xml
$xml.LoadXml($responseXml)
$($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>