Changing default message in Quick (on MPE/iX 8.19c3)

[Tim Ericson]

Hi all,

Hans wrote:

> Quick's messages are stored in the file QKMSGE, in the group
> and account you're running Quick from. To change a message
> - copy the QKMSGE file 
> - change the message you don't like
> - set a file equation to use the new message file:
>     :file qkmsge=myqkmsg.mygrp.myacct

And Hans is *very* close!

The QKMSGE file has the English source messages, but the file
equation has to be like this:
  :FILE QKMSG=MYQKMSG.MYGRP.MYACCT  (note no 'E' on 'QKMSG')

> Note:
> - Don't mess with the record numbers in the file.
> - The modified message should contain the same number of
>   characters as the original message. (I assume you can pad
>   with blanks)

That is *very* good advice!  (and yes, you can pad with blanks)
 
> I haven't tested any of this, just looked it up in the "Qdesign
> Chapter Reference Manual", chapter 2.

After studying the CD/Acrobat manual set (which says 'Open VMS
Version 8.19c' on the CD - but has the 8.1 UNIX manuals in it)
I discovered a file called SRVCMSGS, which is supposed to have
a source version, but I couldn't find it on MPE/iX (more on that
inaminute).

SO, I jumped to the Cognos web site, to 'products' (tab), then
'PowerHouse' (dropbox), then documentation (link) - and downloaded
a *18Mb* self-extracting zip archive with the latest MPE/iX (and
UNIX too!) PDF manuals. (note: you must install these by running
a 'setup' program)

Again I studied the QDESIGN(/QUICK) manual but now there were
*NO* (!) references to the aforementioned file!  Yikes!  A quick
check showed a BRAND-NEW manual called 'PowerHouse Rules', which
*did* mention the SRVCMSGS file!  Cool!  And in Chapter 4, page
132 it sez: "Using Alternative Message Files" - to wit:

    For PowerHouse to find your alternative message files, you
    must either define the corresponding file equation (MPE/iX)
    or environment variable (UNIX) or rename the alternative
    message file to the name PowerHouse expects.

    For example, to use the German alternative message file for
    QUIZ and QTP, enter:

    MPE/iX: FILE QUIZMSG=QUIZMSGD.PH729C.COGNOS
            FILE QTPMSG=QTPMSGD.PH729C.COGNOS

AH HA!

A file equation like the one Hans mentioned above did the trick!

SO, thank you all for your help in solving this one!

If you'd like your very own copy of the latest manuals, here's the
link:

http://www.cognos.com/products/powerhouse/download.html

TTFN!

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