// C Program for Message Queue (Writer Process)
#include <stdio.h>
#include <sys/ipc.h>
#include <sys/msg.h>
#define MAX 10
// structure for message queue
struct mesg_buffer {
long mesg_type;
char mesg_text[100];
} message;
int main()
{
key_t key;
int msgid;
// ftok to generate unique key
key = ftok("progfile", 65);
// msgget creates a message queue
// and returns identifier
msgid = msgget(key, 0666 | IPC_CREAT);
message.mesg_type = 1;
printf("Write Data : ");
fgets(message.mesg_text,MAX,stdin);
// msgsnd to send message
msgsnd(msgid, &message, sizeof(message), 0);
// display the message
printf("Data send is : %s \n", message.mesg_text);
return 0;
}
// C Program for Message Queue (Reader Process)
#include <stdio.h>
#include <sys/ipc.h>
#include <sys/msg.h>
// structure for message queue
struct mesg_buffer {
long mesg_type;
char mesg_text[100];
} message;
int main()
{
key_t key;
int msgid;
// ftok to generate unique key
key = ftok("progfile", 65);
// msgget creates a message queue
// and returns identifier
msgid = msgget(key, 0666 | IPC_CREAT);
// msgrcv to receive message
msgrcv(msgid, &message, sizeof(message), 1, 0);
// display the message
printf("Data Received is : %s \n",
message.mesg_text);
// to destroy the message queue
msgctl(msgid, IPC_RMID, NULL);
return 0;
}
