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The Message table shows the following
information about the messages in the group specified:
- Number
- The 1- to 4-digit number of the message or text. You can specify
your own number or let one be generated for you.
- Constant name
- A symbolic name you want to use to represent your message in a Smalltalk
pool dictionary. The name must be alphanumeric and cannot contain DBCS
strings. You use this name to retrieve the message when you display
it. The default constant name is the string Const and the
number appended to it. This must be a unique identifier for the message
or text.
- Type
- The 1-character identifier for the type of message or text you are
creating. Three common types of messages are: e for
error, i for informational, and w for warning.
- String
- The actual text of the message you are creating. If you want to
substitute values into the message text when you display the message, enter
%n (such as %1 or %2) wherever you want the
replacement text to go.
- Translatable
- Type Yes if you want the text to be translated or No
if you do not want the text to be translated. VisualAge supports
translation of text only for VisualAge Professional.
To select a message, select the number within the first column;
otherwise, you'll be taken into edit mode for one of the other columns in
the Message table
Note: | You can resize columns in the table to display more of any column of
information. For example, to see a long String entry, you
can select the bar after that column using mouse button 1 and drag it to the
right to allow more room for that text.
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Pop-up menu choices
- Add Next Message
- Adds a message after the selected message in the list. If you do
not have any messages in the list, then this option is not available.
- Add Next Message At
- Adds a message with the number that you specify. You must specify a
unique message number.
- Renumber Message
- Changes the number of the selected message to the message number you
specify.
- Test Message
- Generates and displays a message box based on the information specified
for this group and for the selected message.
- Browse References
- Locates and browses where the constant name for the selected message is
located within your code.
- Delete Message
- Deletes the selected message from the list.
For more information about creating messages for your product or
application, refer to the VisualAge User's Guide.
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