The input message file is a standard ASCII file that contains three types of lines:
Comment lines are the first lines of a file and must begin with a semicolon. A component-identifier is a three-character name identifier (for example, "DOS") that precedes all MKMSGF message numbers. Component-message lines consist of a message header and an ASCII text message.
The following is an example of a text message source file.
;This is an example ;of a text message ;file DOS DOS0100E: File not found DOS0101?: DOS0102H: Usage: del [drive:][path] filename DOS0103?: DOS0104I: 1% files copied DOS0105?: DOS0106W: Warning! All data will be erased! DOS0107?: DOS0108?: DOS0109P: Do you wish to apply these patches (Y or N)? %0
where:
DOS0100E - DOS0109P