MESSAGE_TEXT

  Allows you to fetch the text associated with a message code.  Also allows
  you to substitute strings or integers into the text.  MESSAGE_TEXT is
  especially useful if you access DECTPU through the callable interface and
  link in your own message file.

  Syntax

     [string := ] MESSAGE_TEXT ({integer1 | keyword} [, integer2
                                [, FAO parameters]])

  Parameters

     keyword              The keyword for the message code associated with
                          the text that is to be fetched.  DECTPU provides
                          keywords for all the message codes used by DECTPU
                          and EVE.

     integer1             The integer for the message code associated with
                          the text that is to be fetched.

     integer2             A bit-encoded integer controlling which portions
                          of the message are fetched.  If the message flags
                          are not specified, or if the value of a message
                          flag is set to zero, then the value specified by
                          the SET (MESSAGE_FLAGS...) built-in is used.  The
                          meanings of the message flags are as follows:

          Bit DECTPU Constant           Meaning

          0   TPU$K_MESSAGE_TEXT       Include text of message

          1   TPU$K_MESSAGE_ID         Include message identifier

          2   TPU$K_MESSAGE_SEVERITY   Include severity level indicator

          3   TPU$K_MESSAGE_FACILITY   Include facility name

     FAO parameters       Strings and integers to be substituted into the
                          text associated with the message code.  The
                          message code is specified by the first parameter.
                          FAO directives for substituting strings and
                          integers are provided within the message text.  A
                          maximum of 127 FAO parameters are allowed.  For a
                          description of the FAO directives, see the VMS
                          System Services Reference Manual.  For more
                          information on the FAO built-in in DECTPU, see the
                          description of that built-in in Chapter 4 of the
                          DEC Text Processing Utility Manual.

  Example

     openin_text := MESSAGE_TEXT (tpu$_openin, TPU$K_MESSAGE_TEXT, "FOO.BAR");

  Fetches the text associated with the message code TPU$_OPENIN.  The
  statement substitutes the string "FOO.BAR" into the message.  DECTPU
  fetches the entire text of the message.  The string "Error opening FOO.BAR
  as input" is stored in the variable OPENIN_TEXT.