RE:MSGCON vs. MSGID?

[David Gibbs <david@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

At 07:06 PM 2/2/98 -0500, John Carr wrote:
>>Does anyone know if there are any pariticular advantages to using 
>>MSGID in a display file instead of MSGCON for displaying constants?
>Avoid both and use an Error Message Subfile.  No indicators, multiple 
>messages, F1 expanded help, etc.  The DDS & RPG mechanics are so standard
>They can be Cloned into programs easily. 

This isn't for error messages... it's for screen constants.

david

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