Putting a test message on the queue

Put a test message on a remote queue using only the MQSC command-line interface.

Before you begin

Before putting a test message on the queue, you must already have completed the following tasks in this tutorial:

Perform this task on the sending machine (the machine that hosts the queue manager QM_ORANGE).

The amqsput sample program is used to put a message onto the queue that you created:

On Windows, the sample programs are installed by default with IBM® MQ Server or Client.
On Linux®, the samples programs RPM need to be installed.

Open a command prompt.
Start the amqsput sample program as follows:
- On Windows, type the command:
```
amqsput Q1 QM_ORANGE
```
- On Linux, change to the /opt/mqm/samp/bin directory and type the command:
```
 ./amqsput Q1 QM_ORANGE
```
The following messages are displayed:
Sample amqsput0 start
target queue is Q1
Type some message text on one or more lines, then press Enter twice.
The following message is displayed:
Sample amqsput0 end

You have now created a test message and put it onto the remote queue. The next task is to verify that the test message was received.