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FORMAT_MESSAGE VS WRITE_MESSAGE

Former Member

‎2006 Aug 28 4:55 PM

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hi

what is the advantage of write_message over format_message?

thanks

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Former Member

‎2006 Aug 28 5:03 PM

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HI,

FORMAT_MESSAGE Takes a message id and number, and puts it into a variable. Works better than WRITE_MESSAGE, since some messages use $ as a place holder, and WRITE_MESSAGE does not accommadate that, it only replaces the ampersands (&) in the message.

Thanks

Sudheer