Ever want to use an existing message in a message file and try to find the message ID based on the message text? Here's how to do it.
Code: Make sure your default outq is not started to a writer.
Issue the following command:
DSPMSGD RANGE(*ALL) MSGF(XXXLIB/XXXMSGF) OUTPUT(*PRINT)
Locate the spool file:
Device or Opt File User Queue 5 QPMSGD
Use the spool file scan function to find text in the message and identify the message ID.
This was first published in August 2001
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