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  • 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. …

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