Localized error messages with additional information

[twols]

Good morning, guys.

 

What could be a good way for providing localized error messages with additional information? Like "File settings.ini was not found". Or is it better to build the error source like this:

 

 

*.vi

<ERR>File was not found

<APPEND>settings.ini

 

Localization would cut out the <err> part and translate it only, then append the additional information like file name.

 

Are those tags documented somewhere?

[Stobber]

They're not formally documented anywhere AFAIK. You can figure them out pretty easily by inspecting "General Error Handler.vi". I would definitely try to make use of them so the native error functions work correctly on your enhanced error strings. NI's "Structured Error Handler" component uses them in similar fashion; you might be able to glean some direction from looking at its source, too. (I would link to SEH, but NI.com is down for maintenance.)