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> ## &MESSAGE preprocessor directive

> Displays a message at compile time in the Compiler Messages dialog box.

> Note: Does not apply to SpeedScript programming.

> #### Syntax

>     &MESSAGE text-string

> ``text-string``

> A string of characters, preprocessor name references, named include file arguments, or any combination of these that results in a character string to display. The `text-string` argument does not need to be quoted.

> Examples

> This is a possible compile-time message directive:

>     &MESSAGE Compiling the {&FILE-NAME} file.
>                   .
>                   .
>                   .

> If this fragment appears in a procedure file, `cmessage.p`, compiling this file with the COMPILE statement causes the following message to be included with the compiler messages:

>     Compiling the cmessage.p file.

> #### See also

> { } Preprocessor name reference

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