Options

Text-based messages in different code pages can be created using MKMSGF to display errors, help information, prompt, or provide general information to the application user.

MKMSGF uses the following parameter formats to build message files:

MKMSGF infile outfile /Pcodepage

MKMSGF infile outfile /Ddbcsrange or country id

MKMSGF infile outfile /LlangID,VerId

MKMSGF infile outfile /V

MKMSGF infile outfile /?

MKMSGF @controlfile

Infile is the ASCII-text source file.
Example:
```
MSGMSG0001I: (mm%4dd%4yy) %2%4%1%4%3
MSG0002I: (dd%4mm%4yy) %1%4%2%4%3
MSG0003I: Current date is: %0
```
%0 is a special argument that displays a prompt for user input.
%1 - %9 are the arguments the user can use to insert text in a message.
Outfile is the binary output message file.
controlfile is the message definition file.

Options

/P Option

/D Option

/L Option

/Verbose Option Output Example

Help display of command syntax for MKMSGF.

Note: Any combination of /P, /D, /L, and /V switches can be used for either the command line or @controlfile execution method.

The / switch prefix and the - prefix can be used interchangeably when defining switches to MKMSGF.

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