Most dialog elements have a
STRING attribute. As an
alternative to specifying the attribute value by typing in the text in the
String entry of the attributes window, you can select a
variable or a message file number from which the text is taken at runtime. In
this case, the attribute value is determined by the variable's current value or
the selected message file at the dialog element's creation time. You can also
specify attribute sources for the
BITMAP-FILE-NAME,
DIL-TEXT and
ACCELERATOR
attributes.
To select a message file number or specify a variable
Invoke the dialog element's attribute window.
Choose the button to the right of the String entry.
The Attribute Source dialog box appears. The default attribute source is "Constant"; you can also enter the number of the message file, or enter the variable name.
Note:
If you are using an integer variable as the source of an attribute
value, note that at runtime, the message with the corresponding number from
your message file will be displayed. To avoid this, you can MOVE
the contents of this integer variable to a variable of format N, for
example.