Getting the Tools You Need

If you want to use the sample code that goes with this guide, you must have the tools listed in this section.

	Note
	If you don't want to write code, you can use the Amazon SQS scratchpad, a simple HTML and JavaScript application. If you want to use the scratchpad, skip directly to Preparing the Samples and follow the instructions there to set up and use the scratchpad.

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Java

To use the Java sample code, you must have the following tool:

Java Standard Edition Development Kit 1.5 (for more information, go to http://java.sun.com/javase/downloads/index_jdk5.jsp)

C#

To use the C# sample code, you must have the following tools:

Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 (for more information, go to http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio) or Microsoft Visual C# 2005 Express Edition (for more information, go to http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/express/aa975050.asp)
NET Framework 2.0 (for more information, go to http://msdn.microsoft.com/netframework)

Perl

To use the Perl sample code, you must have the following tools:

Perl 5.6.0 or newer (for more information, go to http://perl.org)
The Digest::SHA1, Bundle::LWP, and XML::Simple modules (to download these, go to the CPAN web site)

To install the required modules

Run the following commands.

perl -MDigest::SHA1 -e 1
perl -MBundle::LWP -e 1
perl -MXML::Simple -e 1

PHP5

To use the PHP sample code, you must have the following tool:

PHP 5.2.1 or newer (for more information, go to http://php.net)

VB.NET

To use the VB.NET sample code, you must have the following tool:

Microsoft Visual Basic 2005 Express Edition (for more information, go to http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/vbasic/default.aspx)