Deleting a local queue

You can use the MQSC command DELETE QLOCAL to delete a local queue.

A queue cannot be deleted if it has uncommitted messages on it. However, if the queue has one or more committed messages and no uncommitted messages, it can be deleted only if you specify the PURGE option. For example:


DELETE QLOCAL (PINK.QUEUE) PURGE

Specifying NOPURGE instead of PURGE ensures that the queue is not deleted if it contains any committed messages.