/sys$common/syshlp/helplib.hlb System Services, $GETMSG  *Conan The Librarian (sorry for the slow response - running on an old VAX)

    Returns message text associated with a given message
    identification code into the caller's buffer. The message can
    be from the system message file or a user-defined message.

    On Alpha systems, this service accepts 64-bit addresses.

    Format

      SYS$GETMSG  msgid ,msglen ,bufadr ,[flags] ,[outadr]

    C Prototype

      int sys$getmsg  (unsigned int msgid, unsigned short int

                      *msglen, void *bufadr, unsigned int flags,

                      unsigned char outadr [4]);

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