Template Syntax

Template files are text files used by Message Creator to draw the message (and procedure) user interface (UI) forms in the application. This allows any message form to be created and used by Message Creator without the developer modifying the application code.

Templates consist of of the following sections:

• The beginning where comments may contain any information pertinent to the template
• The template section which contains the actual template description
• Lookup section which contains the lookup and condition tables used in the template
• Help section which contains the help tables used in the template

The template code is made up of a mixture of:

• Message text, text that appears in the final view just as it looks in the template file
• Reserved words that are used to help Message Creator delineate the template file
• Template macro commands which, depending on the command, add replacement data to the final view

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