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PPQ Command Summary

The following table provides a quick summary of the PPQ commands that you can issue through the ADDRESS PPQ statement in a REXX program. See the Command and Keyword Reference Guide for command syntax.

Use

Command

Description

PPQ setup

CREATE

Creates a new queue

PPQ operations

LOCK

Prevents access to a queue by REXX programs other than the current one

 

READ

Reads (accesses) one or more items from a specified queue

 

UNLOCK

Restores access to a queue locked by a previously issued LOCK command

 

WRITE

Writes (inserts) one or more items to a specified queue

Dismantling PPQs

DELETE

Deletes all elements in a specified queue and releases the memory allocated for the queue

 

DISCONNECT

Breaks the connection with a specified remote queue and closes all sessions with the remote queue

Special PPQ commands

COUNT

Counts the number of items in a specified queue

 

DEBUG

A diagnostic tool that controls debugging trace output. This command is useful for providing diagnostic information to Technical Support.

 

LIST

Lists information about one or more queues residing on the local or remote machine, or both

 

TRANSTATUS

A diagnostic tool that returns a table of transport-specific information. This command is useful for providing diagnostic information to Technical Support.

 

VER

Provides the version number and configuration of CA Automation Point PPQs