js@UW-JUNE.ARPA (Joe Meadows) (03/21/86)
Last summer after I finished with Verb, I attacked the Error message files, and wote a program to generate Source code which could then be modified and used to regenerate the Error message file. I had originally intended to use it to figure out what number was associated with a particular message (I wanted to call SYS$EXIT and have an appropriate error message appear). Because of the some of the information not being in the error message file I wasn't exactly able to do what I wanted, (I couldn't get the name of the original symbol, i.e. nowhere was the word SYS$_NORMAL to be found, actually though, for the most part, the IDENT's match the symbol name, except where the original source had it's own IDENT.. ButI stray..) Anyway, I was just wondering if anyone was interested in a copy of this program. If nothing else, it's fun to go in and change SYS$MESSAGE:SYSMSG (Is that the one? Its been a while..) So that you get (a) completely erroneous error message (great gag for some poor sap), (b) A bit freindlier error message, or (c) Valley girl error messages... Actually, all I ever use it for is for finding that perfect error message to use when exiting a program (I'm lazy, why write my own?). If there's enough interest I'll post the sources (after I check to see if I used Tabs...) Anyway, I'm glad to see that VERB seems to have made it out and for the most part intact. If you didn't recieve a copy mail me a note and I'll mail it to you. By the way, I've always wondered, what constitutes "Enough interest" ? How many request does it take before it becomes "postable"? I suppose I should find the 'netiquette' manual somewhere and see if it says.. Cheers. Joe Meadows Jr. (js@uw-june am I supposed to know more of the path name than that?)