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On Mon, 6 Jun 2005, Bob Cozzi wrote:
> If the API returns the message data (the standard/original API Error DS did
> not contain the msgdata) you can use the Retrieve Message API and do what
> you want. It's been a while since I've used the raw API, but with RPG
> xTools, the GetMsgText() procedure will do what you want.
> The API it uses is: QMHRTVM

That looks great, except QMHRTVM expects the qualfied message file as a
parameter. How do I determine the correct message file based on the
message ID?

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> On Behalf Of brian
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> Subject: merging message data and description to get text
>
> If I use an API and find the standard API error data structure populated
> with some error message ID and data, I want to merge the message
> description ("Library &1 not found" or whatever) and the message data
> "SOMELIB   " (or whatever it may be) and get the message "Library SOMELIB
> not found" that I could display to the user.
>
> Is there an API I can send the message ID and data and get back the
> formatted text of the error message? It's easy to SEND that message, but
> can I just get the text?
>
> Thanks.
> brian.
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