Re: Message File Variable Length &1 Substitution Parameters

Hello John,

You wrote:
>I would like to put a number in an error message as a substitution
parameter. I'll edit it into a character field first,

Don't bother.  The message handler will do this for you automatically when
you send the message.

>Then...
>I want it to read nice, ie.
>if the number is 115090 (say 11 long, 2 decimal)
>i want it to appear in string as: 1,150.90 but
>in a readable fashion

The message handler will do this for you automatically when you send the
message.

>GOOD...:   Yadda yadda 1,150.90 sumtin else.
>NO GOOD:   Yadda yadda     1,150.90 sumtin else.

>Another time the number might be 187.25
>I don't want to end up with:
>NO GOOD: Yadda yadda       187.25 sumtin else.
>which looks even more 'unprofessional'.

ADDMSGD MSGID(ABC1234) MSG('Yadda yadda &1 sumtin else.') +
        FMT((*DEC 11 2))

Read the help text for the FMT parameter.

Create a data stucture in your program that maps the substitution data:

D msgDta      DS
D   value                 11P  2

and use the data structure as substitution data when sending the message.

A piece of the proverbial ...

Regards,
Simon Coulter.

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