Re: SNDPGMMSG to show message while something is running...

Try this:

SNDPGMMSG MSGID(xxxxxxx) +  
 MSGF(xxxxxxxxx/xxxxxx) TOPGMQ(*EXT) MSGTYPE(*STATUS)

Michael

>Trying to use SNDPGMMSG in a CL program that gets run interactively to flash
>a message on the message line while the program is still running.  As an
>example of what I'm attempting to accomplish, the CPYF command does this
>with message:
>
>  Copying member or label CMMAST in CMMAST in DUROLIB.
>
>It appears on the message line as long as the CPYF command is running.  But
>I haven't figured out how.  Using SNDPGMMSG, I've tried:
>
>ToPgmQ( *Prv )  MsgType( *Info )
>ToPgmQ( *Same ) MsgType( *Info )
>ToPgmQ( *Prv )  MsgType( *Status )
>ToPgmQ( *Same ) MsgType( *Status )
>
>None of the other options look like solutions.  Essentially, I'd like to do
>this in CL:
>
>SNDPGMMSG CPF9898 MsgDta('Program to match drawings is now running...')
>CALL   MATCHDRWS
>ENDPGM
>
>I want the message to appear on the screen's message line as long as the
>MATCHDRWS program is running.
>
>tia,
>db