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.
