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<h1 class="topictitle1">Define messages and message help</h1>
<div><p>You can define two levels of messages on the <span class="cmdname">Add Message
Description (ADDMSGD)</span> command. The text of the message
is required and should identify the condition that caused the message to be
issued. Message help is optional and should explain the condition further
or explain the corrective action to be taken.</p>
<div class="section"> <p> To get message help, the display station user must move the
cursor to the message line and press the Help key when the message is displayed.
Message help can be formatted for the display station using three format control
characters. These characters may be used to make the message help (usually
online help information) more readable for the user.</p>
<p>Each of the three
format control characters must be followed by a blank to separate them from
the message text. </p>
<dl><dt class="dlterm">&amp;Nb (where b is a blank)</dt>
<dd>Forces the text to a new line (column 2). If the text is longer than
one line, the next lines are indented to column 4 until the end of the text
or until another format control character is found.</dd>
<dt class="dlterm">&amp;Pb (where b is a blank)</dt>
<dd>Forces the text to a new line, indented to column 6. If the text is longer
than one line, the next lines start in column 4 until the end of the text
or until another format control character is found.</dd>
<dt class="dlterm">&amp;Bb (where b is a blank)</dt>
<dd>Forces the text to a new line, starting in column 4. If the text is longer
than one line, the next lines are indented to column 6 until the end of the
text or until another format control character is found.</dd>
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<div class="parentlink"><strong>Parent topic:</strong> <a href="amsgf.htm" title="You use the Add Message Description (ADDMSGD) command to describe your predefined messages and to add them to the message file you created.">Add messages to a file</a></div>
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