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Compiler Overrides

Use the CA 2E Toolkit Compile preprocessor to include any compile time overrides for the OS/400 Create Command (CRTCMD) command in the source.

For more information, refer to the Toolkit Concepts Guide.

The compile time overrides should include:

• The name of the command processing program (CPP) (keyword PGM)
• The name of any validity checking program (keyword VLDCKR)
• Any mode or environment restrictions (keywords MODE and ALLOW)
• The names of any prompt or execution message files (keywords MSGF and PMTFILE)
• The name of any prompt override program (keyword PMTOVRPGM)
• The name of any help panel group. (keywords HLPPNLGRP and HLPID)

If there is a requirement to translate the application into other national languages, then prompt text should be obtained from predefined messages in a message file: