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I tried the CHKMSGID keyword but it does not seem to display the error 
message.....I have the correct id (its a new msg file that we created for 
this purpose), correct file, and library but when it errors the field is 
highlighted but that's it, no error message at all.



On Thu, 11 Aug 2005 08:41:49 -0700 (PDT), Jeffrey Young wrote
> You can use the VALUES  DDS keyword that will force the edit at the 
> DSPF level, or you can add an ERRMSG keyword with a detail message 
> conditioned by an indicator Another option is to use the CHKMSGID 
> keyword which specifies a message id to be displayed on a validity 
> check failure.  .
> 
> "Douglas W. Palme" <dpalme@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I have a display file with a field that I have set the FE to on and 
> it requires that the user enter either a 'Y' or a 'N'. It is working 
> but if the user enters say a 0, I need it to display an error 
> message so the user knows they need to correct it.
> 
> I thought there was a way to do this, but for the life of me I have 
> not been able to find it. It appears that I need to turn on an 
> indicator which is not a problem but within the DDS how do I attach 
> that to a message to display on line 24?
> 
> Douglas
> 
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