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Status Submitted
Workspace IBM i
Categories Languages - Other
Created by Guest
Created on Mar 12, 2024

RELATED IDEAS

Simplify multilingual support by changing CRTDSPF and CRTPRTF to support new MSGCON parameter "Resolve MSGCON MsgID values at" *COMPILE (default) *RUNTIME (optional)

Multilingual support can be greatly simplified if IBM supports resolving MSGCON messages at *RUNTIME.

Currently MSGCON messages are resolved at compile time only (not good).  This is problematic because it locks-in compile time values to object which forces us to create environment/language specific objects for every DSPF/PRTF (not good).  If we want to change a message we're forced to recreate all the DSPF/PRTF objects that use it (not good).  We want a single DSPF/PRTF to be able to support all environment/languages by resolving desired environment/language objects and message content at run time using library list (good)(e.g. message file KML exists in libraries devENG, tstENG, prdENG, devFRN, tstFRN, prdFRN, devSPN, tstSPN, prdSPN)(if we want Production Environment to display content in Spanish we simply set production library list and add prdSPN library to top of list).

Idea priority Urgent

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