Re: comments in *.msg files - mkmessage

Dave K. Lahoti wrote: > > Hi all, > > 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. I thought that "#" on the first column position commented a line, but haven't done it that way in awhile. What I tend to do is create a bogus message block (one not referenced in the 4gl code) above the message block I want to comment on: .1010 This is a comment only; you won't find showhelp(1010) anywhere in the code. .101 This is a real help message. > > -- > +----------------+ > | Dave K. Lahoti | == D4kLaho@PacBell.COM --- http://www.PacBell.COM > +----------------+ -- //////////////// ======================================================= ////////// // Dennis J. Pimple Informix Software, Inc. ////// / /// Principal Consultant 5299 DTC Blvd Suite 740 ///// // //// dennisp@informix.com Englewood CO 80111 //// // ///// /// // ////// recept: 303-850-0210 // // /////// direct: 303-740-5611 Opinions expressed are mine, / /////////// fax: 303-843-6408 and do not necessarily //////////////// http://www.informix.com reflect those of my employer