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Writer: Terry Cowling

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Importing from C

This topic describes how to create a new message definition from a C header file using the New Message Definition File wizard in the workbench.

Before you start:

You must have completed the following tasks:

Before you begin this task, you should be aware of the points listed below:

The following steps cover both creating a completely new message definition file and overwriting the contents of an existing file.

To create a message definition file from a C header file:

  1. Switch to the Broker Application Development perspective.
  2. Open the New Message Definition File wizard by clicking File> New> Message Definition File from the workbench menu. Alternatively, you can open the wizard by right-clicking a C header file previously imported into the workbench and clicking New > Message Definition File on the menu.
  3. In the displayed list of options, click C header file then click Next.
  4. Step through the remainder of the wizard filling in the details as required.

When you have completed importing the C header file using the wizard:

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Related reference
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New message definition file wizard: C header file
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