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System and method for message handling

  • US 6,735,721 B1
  • Filed: 06/21/2000
  • Issued: 05/11/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/21/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A system for dynamically providing a message during the execution of a computer application comprising:

  • a computer on which the application executes;

    a message file containing at least one message record on the computer the message record comprising;

    a message number field;

    an error number field;

    a severity field;

    a flags field; and

    a message field;

    a message handler executing on the computer, the message handler comprising;

    an initialization process which, when the application is started, opens the message file to obtain the message record, and stores the message record as a message entry in a message table stored in a memory of the computer, and then closes the message file;

    a get process to get the message entry the message table when a message trap occurs during execution of the application, a format process to generate the message in accordance with the message entry; and

    an output process to output the message.

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