MSGMAKER Processing of BS2000 Message Files

Version:

MSGMAKER V1.2B

MSGMAKER offers the following functions:

• Create message file

• Build a message file from message units

  • Enter new message units (ADD-MSG function)

  • Modify existing message units (MODIFY-MSG function)

  • Delete existing message units (DELETE-MSG function)

  • Display the contents of a message file (SHOW function)

  • Copy various components of a message file (message units, documentation lines, component identification) from one message file to another or to a different location within the same file. The source area of the message file is either retained (COPY function) or deleted (MOVE function)

  • Document messages of a designated message range (ADD-DOCUMENTATION function)

  • Modify existing documentation lines (MODIFY-DOCUMENTATION function)

  • Delete existing documentation lines (DELETE-DOCUMENTATION function)

  • Message texts, meaning texts and response texts can be defined in up to eight languages

  • Variable text sections (inserts) can be defined in the message text. Each insert is assigned a number and a name and may be assigned a default text

• Merge the contents of several message files into one message file

Information on the “old” format (MSGEDIT/MSGLIB) of the message file has been removed from this MSGMAKER description. However, the “old” format can still be used for reasons of compatibility. The MSGEDIT and MSGLIB programs have been withdrawn.

MSGMAKER is controlled

• by means of statements (batch jobs and procedures)

• interactively by means of screen masks (menu mode)
  It is also possible to enter statements in the command area of the mask (with the exception of the //OPEN-MSG-FILE statement).

 

The following overview lists the functions provided by MSGMAKER and the statements and screen masks that implement them.

Function	Mask	Statement
Modify existing message units	MODIFY-MSG	//MODIFY-MSG
Modify existing documentation lines	MODIFY-DOCUMENTATION	//MODIFY-DOCUMENTATION
Display contents of a message file	SHOW	//SHOW
Add or modify a meaning text	MEANING/RESPONSE	MEANING operand of the //ADD-MSG and //MODIFY-MSG statements
Add or modify response text	MEANING/RESPONSE	RESPONSE operand of the //ADD-MSG and //MODIFY-MSG statements
Add or modify message text	MSG-TEXT	MSG-TEXT operand of the //ADD-MSG and //MODIFY-MSG statements
Create message file	MSG-FILE-ATTRIBUTES	//OPEN-MSG-FILE
Add new message units	ADD-MSG	//ADD-MSG
Add documentation lines	ADD-DOCUMENTATION	//ADD-DOCUMENTATION
Define inserts	INSERT-ATTRIBUTES	INSERT-ATTRIBUTES operand of the //ADD-MSG and //MODIFY-MSG statements
Copy various components of message file	COPY	//COPY
Copy and delete various components of a message file	MOVE	//MOVE
Delete existing message units	DELETE-MSG	//DELETE-MSG
Delete documentation lines	DELETE-DOCUMENTATION	//DELETE-DOCUMENTATION
Merge message files	- - -	//MERGE-MSG-FILES