RE: Multi-language pnlgrp -- MIDRANGE-L

Hi, Sudha

I think the way to do this is to have message files of the same name in different libraries for each language, then have a different library list, depending on the language. This is basically what IBM does - they have QSYS for the primary language, then they have QSYS2924, e.g., if US English is your secondary language. Then you can use *LIBL, as Rick showed.

There are a number of UIM elements where the text comes from a message file. Now I see that these things might be resolved when the panel group is created. It's not completely clear to me. The &msg symbol suggests that this is the case there. The other uses of a message file are not so clear. This would mean that you should have the compiled panel groups in separate language libraries.

As far as I know, there is no way to use a variable for the name of the message file.

HTH
Vern

At 09:46 AM 11/13/2004, you wrote:

Thanks Rick, this is a great help but I want to also parameterize the
message file.  I see samples with hard coded file name.  Is this
possible to use a variable that can hold the file name?

Thanks,
Sudha

Sudha Ramanujan
SunGard Futures Systems
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-----Original Message-----
From: Rick Renkema [mailto:rickr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Friday, November 12, 2004 4:37 PM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: Re: Multi-language pnlgrp

Hope this helps ...

.*-------------------------------------------------------------------*.
.* Define the Panel Group and message file                           *.
:PNLGRP    SUBMSGF='*LIBL/SNPPROMPT'
           DFTMSGF='*LIBL/SNPMSGF'.
.*-------------------------------------------------------------------*.

See the Application Display Programming Manual, SC41-5715-00

Regards,

Rick Renkema
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Mid-Comp International Pty Ltd
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"All great discoveries are made by mistake"

> Hi all,
> We have multi-language capable application (or trying to have one).
In
> the research process, we have to create a multi language panel groups.
> Is there anyway, we could refer to a message file in a panel group? If
> yes, can you please clip a sample code for me?  Or point to me the
link
> on the subject?
> TIA,
>
> Sudha Ramanujan
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