Re: MSGQ

[Scott Klement <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hello Richard,

> I want to force a message queue to BREAK mode using a CL, then send it a 
> message.

Why not send a break message?  Then you don't have to change the message 
queue.



> Being a tidy person I would like to return it to it's prior status. 
> How do I retrieve the delivery status of a message queue ( not mine, most 
> likely QSYSOPR's ) before I change it?

You can do that with the QMHRMQAT API, as Wayne pointed out.  But, I 
wanted to warn you that this is NOT a tidy solution! Message queues, 
especially QSYSOPR, are often shared by many applications. IF two 
applications ran at the same time that both tried to change it to break 
mode, and change it back, they'd risk interfering with one another.

Sending a break message is a much better option than changing the 
message queue delivery (when used as part of a program's algorithm, 
anyway).

Just something to think about