Operation Commands › MSG - Send a Message

MSG - Send a Message

Purpose

Entering MSG, the user ID of another active user, and a short message (to the end of the command line) and then pressing Enter sends the message to the user named.

When to Use It

You want to send a message to another active user without leaving your work station or you want to respond to a message you just received.

Syntax

Example

Following is how a message looks when you send it:

 => MSG SMITH PLEASE TRY QUERY NAMED NEWORDERS
 
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------DQZ60
 DATAQUERY:  MAIN MENU
 
 ENTER THE NUMBER OF THE DESIRED FUNCTION ===>  _
 
  1.  DIRECTORIES         - Lists of Queries, Terms, Tables, and Saved Sets
  2.  CREATE              - Query, Dialog or Term creation

Result

Following is how a message looks when it is received:

 => MSG FROM FULTON 11:53:31
    PLEASE TRY QUERY NAMED NEWORDERS
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------DQZ60
 DATAQUERY:  MAIN MENU
 
 ENTER THE NUMBER OF THE DESIRED FUNCTION ===>
 
  1.  DIRECTORIES         - Lists of Queries, Terms, Tables, and Saved Sets
  2.  CREATE              - Query, Dialog or Term creation
  3.  GUIDE               - Structured query creation
  4.  ADMINISTRATION      - DATAQUERY system management
  5.  HELP                - Display Help Information
  6.  OFF                 - DATAQUERY session termination