The TPU$MESSAGE routine writes error messages and strings using the built-in procedure, MESSAGE. Call this routine to have messages written and handled in a manner consistent with DECTPU. This routine should be used only after TPU$EXECUTE_INIFILE. Format TPU$MESSAGE string
1 – Returns
OpenVMS usage:cond_value type: longword (unsigned) access: write only mechanism: by value Longword condition value. NOTE The return status should be ignored because it is intended for use by the $PUTMSG system service.
2 – Argument
string OpenVMS usage:char_string type: character string access: read only mechanism: by descriptor Formatted message. The string argument is the address of a descriptor of text to be written. It must be completely formatted. This routine does not append the message prefixes. However, the text is appended to the message buffer if one exists. In addition, if the buffer is mapped to a window, the window is updated.