Retrieves a message from the specified system message file, and inserts variable text-string information into the message.

#define INCL_DOSMISC
#include <os2.h>

PCHAR     *pTable;     /*  Pointer table. */
ULONG      cTable;     /*  Number of variable insertion text strings. */
PCHAR      pBuf;       /*  The address of the caller's buffer area where the system returns the requested message. */
ULONG      cbBuf;      /*  The length, in bytes, of the caller's buffer area. */
ULONG      msgnumber;  /*  The message number requested. */
PSZ        pszFile;    /*  The drive designation, path, and name of the file where the message can be found. */
PULONG     pcbMsg;     /*  The actual length, in bytes, of the message returned. */
APIRET     ulrc;       /*  Return Code. */

ulrc = DosGetMessage(pTable, cTable, pBuf,
         cbBuf, msgnumber, pszFile, pcbMsg);