$GETMSG

   Returns message text associated with a given message
   identification code into the caller's buffer. The message can
   be from the system message file or a user-defined message.

   On Alpha and Integrity server systems, this service accepts 64-
   bit addresses.

   Format

     SYS$GETMSG  msgid ,msglen ,bufadr ,[flags] ,[outadr]

   C Prototype

     int sys$getmsg  (unsigned int msgid, unsigned short int

                     *msglen, void *bufadr, unsigned int flags,

                     unsigned char outadr [4]);
 

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