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MESSAGE

Last modified: Mon, 04/03/2017 - 17:31

Ref Sec19.

MESSAGE

/CONTINUE /QUIET /JOURNAL /ERROR

Displays a message at the terminal.

yes? MESSAGE text

By default a carriage return is required from the keyboard for program execution to continue (used to halt the execution of a command file). PAUSE is an alias for MESSAGE.

Command qualifiers for MESSAGE:

MESSAGE/CONTINUE

Continues program execution following the display of the message text without waiting for a carriage return from the operator. SAY is an alias for MESSAGE/CONTINUE.

MESSAGE/JOURNAL

Writes the message to the journal file.

MESSAGE/ERROR

Writes the message to standard error.

MESSAGE/QUIET

Waits for a carriage return from the operator but does not supply a prompt for it.