Message (QUEL)
Prints a message on the screen.
QUEL examples are given below. See
Message for a description of the message statement.
Examples
Display a message on the menu line until a database retrieval is completed:
message "Retrieving employee name";
empform := retrieve (emp.lname, emp.fname)
where emp.empnum = empnum;
Display a pop-up style message on the number of rows retrieved:
empform := retrieve (emp.lname, emp.fname)
where emp.empnum = empnum;
inquire_ingres (rcount = rowcount);
message "Retrieved" + varchar(rcount) +
" rows" with style=popup;