SELECT MESSAGE Command

The SELECT MESSAGE command enables you to display message details using the message ID. The SELECT MESSAGE command has the following format and associated parameters. The required parameters and keywords are in bold print. Default values for parameters and sub parameters are underlined

Label Command Parameter
(optional)   SELect MeSsaGe WHERE (ID|MSGID= message ID) [Short | Long]

The following table describes the SELECT MESSAGE command parameters

Parameter Description
WHERE

ID | MSGID = message ID

Specifies the 8-character message identification. You can specify a generic message ID.
[Short | Long] Specifies to display the message text in short or long format. The short format is the default.

The following screens show examples of the SELECT MESSAGE command.

To use SELECT MESSAGE with a specific ID:

SELECT MSG WHERE (MSGID=SCPA0001) LONG

To use SELECT MESSAGE with a generic ID:

SELECT MESSAGE WHERE (MSGID=SCPA*)