DEF MSG Define Temporary Message

Formats

1.	Override Message for Number:	DEF MSG(nnn)="message"
2.	Define Message & Name:	DEF MSG(name$)="message"
3.	Remove Message Override:	DEF MSG(nnn) DELETE
4.	Remove Message Name:	DEF MSG(name$) DELETE

Where:

message	String containing message text associated with name$ or to override the message text in nnn.
name$	New system message name.
nnn	Message number from the system message library (i.e. _mlfile.en).

Description

The DEF MSG directive allows you to change system messages on the fly. It can be used to temporarily override values returned by the MSG( ) function for specific message numbers. It also allows the creation of text-based message names.

Note:
To permanently define different system messages for a different language, create a *mlfile.xx for a different language and use the *msgupd program to define all the messages.

See Customizing System Messages for Different Languages.

See Also

MSG( ) Return Message Text
MSGBOX Display Popup Message Box
MESSAGE_LIB Establish Message Library