On Wed, Jan 3, 2018 at 8:28 AM, Tony Thigpen <[email protected]> wrote:
> I know this seems a simple question, but I can't seem to find an answer in > the doc. > > When utilizing the MPFLST00 member, what is the maximum length for the > message id? And, what characters can it contain? > https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/en/SSLTBW_2.1.0/com.ibm.zos.v2r1.ieae200/conparm.htm ==== Statements/parameters for MPFLSTxx msgidIdentifies a message or group of messages to be processed. The msgid consists of: - A complete message identifier of one to ten characters. This is known as a *specific* message identifier. - A message prefix, which is a portion of the message identifier, followed by an asterisk(*). This is known as a *generic* message identifier. - A single quotation mark (') is *not* a valid character in a message identifier. A message identifier begins with the first non-blank character of the message text and continues until the next blank ==== > > I have some application programs that put out messages where the first > word on the console can be 12 to 16 characters long. > Use the allowed maximum of 10 characters, but make the last of those be an asterisk. This makes the msgid be a "generic" which will match _all_ msgids which match the leading characters. You must then have the code which runs when the match occur compare the actual, entire, msgid. > > I also have a case where the (so called) message id from the application > program contains what might be considered non-normal characters (+-$%$) and > in some cases, even a space in the middle. A space unconditionally terminates the msgid. So something like "ABB CDDF" has a msgid of "ABB". > > > -- > Tony Thigpen > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > -- I have a theory that it's impossible to prove anything, but I can't prove it. Maranatha! <>< John McKown ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
