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MESSAGE_FILE - UMET configuration option

Description​

The MESSAGE_FILE option specifies the name of the input message file.

info

If this option is not used, Universal Message Translator reads its input from standard input.

tip

If this option is not used, Universal Message Translator reads the input file from SYSIN ddname.

Usage​

Method

Syntax

IBM i

UNIX

Windows

z/OS

Command Line, Short Form

-f messages

Command Line, Long Form

-file messages

STRUME Parameter

MSGFILE(messages [library ] ) [MSGMBR(member) ]

Values​

messages is the name of the input message file.

IBM i

Valid values for messages are:

  • *stdin
    Standard input is used to specify the messages. Standard input is allocated to the workstation for interactive jobs and to file QINLINE for batch jobs. If executed as an interactive job, an ILE session terminal is displayed from which input can be entered at the terminal.
    This value is not valid for the command line form. Simply do not specify the command line option to read from standard input.
  • filename
    Name of a file. The file name can be qualified by a library name. If not, the library list *LIBL is searched for the first occurrence of the file name.
    A member name can be used for further qualification by specifying the MSGMBR parameter.

z/OS

messages is the ddname to which the input message file is allocated.