Using APIs to Send Impromptu Messages

October 9, 2002 Ted Holt

Hey, Ted:

I would like to use the error message APIs QMHRMVPM and QMHSNDPM in an RPG IV program to send messages to an error-message subfile.

I do not want to have to define the messages in a message file. I would prefer to use constant definitions from within my RPG program. Is this possible?

I’ve searched written manuals and have not yet found a way to do this.

— Russell

Any message that is not sent as an *ESCAPE, *STATUS, or *NOTIFY message can be sent as an impromptu message, Russell. Here’s a short program you can play with. …