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<h1 class="topictitle1">Prerequisites for using data queues</h1>
<div><p>Before using a data queue, you must first create it using the <span class="cmdname">Create
Data Queue (CRTDTAQ)</span> command. </p>
<div class="section"> <p>The following is an example: </p>
<pre>CRTDTAQ DTAQ(MYLIB/INPUT) MAXLEN(128)
TEXT('Sample data queue')</pre>
<p>The required MAXLEN parameter specifies the maximum length
(1 to 64,512 characters) of the entries that are sent to the data queue.</p>
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