Message window
The Message window displays messages which are generated during information processing. There are four different types of messages.
| Message class | Class Description |
|---|---|
| INFORMATIONAL | All types of message which indicate some type of information about the processing being performed. |
| WARNING | Messages to indicate a file does not exist or an entered value is out of bounds. Warnings do not stop processing of a function. |
| ERROR | Messages to indicate that processing the current function cannot continue. The function will return to menu control, or fail and exit from a macro. |
| DEBUG |
Debug messages are displayed only if this feature is turned on by using the message options. Support staff might ask you to use debug messages to help track down problems, otherwise you might never have need to use debug messages. |
The Message window usually appears similar to this :
You can perform the following operations in the Message window:
Tip: To copy text, you must first click and drag the cursor over the text to highlight it.The Message window is usually located on the bottom right of the main window. The Message window remembers many more messages than are displayed in the window. You can see them by using the scroll bars on the right side of the window.
The number of lines that the Message window remembers is selectable (along with a number of other options) by running the MESSAGE OPTIONS function. You can also display the Message Options form by clicking the right mouse button over the Message window, and choosing Properties. This form allows you to enable logging of all messages to a file and to select the types of messages you wish to display.
If any messages are received by the Message window while you are scrolling through the messages, Surpac will always scroll the message window so that the new message is displayed.