Error messages

Use these methods to provide error messages on a display file.

• Specifying text as constant on ERRMSG or SFLMSG keywords

  Specify the text directly as a constant on the DDS keyword. When you want to have more than one language, you must duplicate the DDS source code and translate constants within the DDS specifications. You can then create a separate display file object for each language.

• Using predefined messages on ERRMSGID or SFLMSGID keyword

  When using predefined messages instead of constants, you need to have multiple display files.

  Instead of using different display files, exchange only the used message file by setting the library according to the language that you want to use.

  For example:

  A     field-name   length type usage EDTCDE(x)
  A 61                                 ERRMSGID(USR3456 [*libl/]APPMSGF [&MSGFLD2])
  A     MSGFLD2      length type   P   TEXT('Message data field')
  
  and   
  
  ADDMSGD   MSGID(USR3456) MSGF(APPTXDENU/APPMSGF)
            MSG('Delivery date &1; is earlier than production end date &2')
  and   
  
  ADDMSGD   MSGID(USR3456) MSGF(APPTXDDEU/APPMSGF)
            MSG('Lieferdatum &1; ist . . .')
  .
  .
  .