系列文章：
Window Azure(二)：开发和发布一个Azure程序
Windows Azure(四－1)：Worker Role（对应传统服务器BackGroud 程序）
Windows Azure(四－2)：云端的文件系统（Blob Storage）
概述
Queue Storage提供给我们一个云端的队列。可以用Queue Storage来进行进程间的相互通信（包括运行在不同机器上的进程之间的通信）。
使用场景
在一个Web应用程序中，用户通过表单递交给服务器数据，服务器收到数据后将进行处理，而这一处理将花费很多时间。这种情况下，服务器端通过Queue Storage可以把用户递交的信息存储在队列中，后台再运行一个程序从队列中取得数据进行信息的处理。（说白就是队列机机制的使用场景，只不过现在是在云端的处理，同样使用RestAPI进行调用，可查看Queue 服务 API。）
Queue 服务API
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Lists all queues under the given account. |
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Creates a new queue under the given account. |
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Deletes a queue. |
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Returns queue properties, including user-defined metadata. |
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Sets user-defined metadata on the queue. |
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Adds a message to the queue. |
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Retrieves a message from the queue and makes it invisible to other consumers. |
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Retrieves a message from the front of the queue, without changing the message visibility. |
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Deletes a specified message from the queue. |
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Clear all messages from the queue. |
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Lists all queues under the given account. |
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Creates a new queue under the given account. |
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Deletes a queue. |
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Returns queue properties, including user-defined metadata. |
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Sets user-defined metadata on the queue. |
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Adds a message to the queue. |
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Retrieves a message from the queue and makes it invisible to other consumers. |
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Retrieves a message from the front of the queue, without changing the message visibility. |
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Deletes a specified message from the queue. |
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Lists all queues under the given account. |
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Creates a new queue under the given account. |
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Deletes a queue. |
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Returns queue properties, including user-defined metadata. |
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Sets user-defined metadata on the queue. |
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Adds a message to the queue. |
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Retrieves a message from the queue and makes it invisible to other consumers. |
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Retrieves a message from the front of the queue, without changing the message visibility. |
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Deletes a specified message from the queue. |
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具体使用
模拟一种情形：客户端提交数据入Queue，Server端处理
客户端（一个新建项目Console 项目，具体可见上一篇Windows Azure(四－2)：云端的文件系统（Blob Storage） 的创建方式
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Lists all queues under the given account. |
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Creates a new queue under the given account. |
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Deletes a queue. |
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Returns queue properties, including user-defined metadata. |
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Sets user-defined metadata on the queue. |
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Adds a message to the queue. |
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Retrieves a message from the queue and makes it invisible to other consumers. |
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Retrieves a message from the front of the queue, without changing the message visibility. |
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Deletes a specified message from the queue. |
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