Re: comments in *.msg files - mkmessage

Use '#' at the beginning of the lines... You don't get compilation errors because the text with { or -- is treated as a part of the message you want displayed. You'll also find that any text before the first message number is ignored (or, possibly, given a message number of zero -- I've never checked, but it does not give any problems). All Informix's own error message files include a sequence of '#' comments at the top. Yours, Jonathan Leffler (johnl@informix.com) #include <disclaimer.h> >From: "Dave K. Lahoti" <D4kLaho@PacBell.COM> >Date: Wed, 19 Jun 1996 18:18:54 -0700 >X-Informix-List-Id: <news.25183> > >Is there a way to imbed comments in 4GL message files for documentation >purposes? [The 'CALL SHOWHELP' feature] > >I've tried stunts like "{" and "--". Interestingly, I don't get >any compile time errors, but I do get runtime probs when I call up >the help msgs within.