NUM-MESSAGES attribute

The number of error messages currently available through the specified system handle.

Data type: INTEGER

Access: Read-only

Applies to: COMPILER system handle, ERROR-STATUS system handle

For the COMPILER system handle, this value represents the number of compilation errors detected during the preceding ABL source code compilation.

For the ERROR-STATUS system handle, this value represents the number of messages returned for the ERROR condition raised in a statement run with the NO-ERROR option.