Adding messages to a file

The Add Message Description (ADDMSGD) command describes your predefined messages and adds them to the message file that you created.

On the ADDMSGD command, you specify the message identifier, the name of the message file into which the message is to be placed, and the message description. In the message description, you can specify:

The following commands are also available for use with message descriptions:

Change Message Description (CHGMSGD)
Changes a message description.
Display Message Description (DSPMSGD)
Displays a message description. (A range of message identifiers can be specified in this command.)
Remove Message Description (RMVMSGD)
Removes a message description from a message file.
Retrieve Message (RTVMSG)
Retrieves a message from a message file.
Merge Message File (MRGMSGF)
Merges messages from one message file into another message file.
Work with Message Descriptions (WRKMSGD)
Displays a list of messages in a file and allows you to add, change, or delete message descriptions.