ZMessage

The ZMESSAGE command raises an exception condition based on the specified message code.

The format of the ZMESSAGE command is:

ZM[ESSAGE][:tvexpr] intexpr[:expr2][:...]

Examples of ZMESSAGE

All of the following examples issue ZMESSAGE from Direct Mode where exception conditions do not invoke $ZTRAP.

Example:

GTM>ZMessage 2
%SYSTEM-E-ENO2, No such file or directory

This ZMESSAGE does not specify substitution text and the message does not include any substitution directives.

Example:

GTM>ZMESSAGE 150372994
%GTM-E-GVUNDEF, Global Variable undefined:

The message specified by this ZMESSAGE command includes a substitution directive but the command does not supply any text.

Example:

GTM>ZMESSAGE 150373850:"x"
%GTM-E-GVUNDEF, Undefined local variable: x

This ZMESSAGE command supplies the substitution text for the message.

GT.M treats its own odd-numbered conditions as "successful." GT.M handles successful conditions by displaying the associated message and continuing execution. GT.M treats its own even-numbered conditions as failures. GT.M handles failure conditions by storing the error information in $ZSTATUS and XECUTEing $ETRAP or $ZTRAP In Direct Mode, GT.M only reports failure conditions to the principal device and does not XECUTE $ETRAP or $ZTRAP or set $ZSTATUS; if $PRINCIPAL is in CENABLE mode, GT.M sends it Informational messages which are not errors but a form of success. System service errors do not follow the GT.M odd/even pattern.