VA FileMan Programmer Manual: MSG^DDSUTL( )

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ScreenMan API

MSG^DDSUTL(): Print Data Validation Messages on a Separate Screen

Reference Type	Category	ICR #
Supported	ScreenMan	10150

You can call the MSG^DDSUTL API only within a ScreenMan form and only in the form-level Data Validation.

The MSG^DDSUTL API prints Data Validation messages on a separate screen. These messages are printed after the user issues the Save command or attempts to save the form on Exit, but before ScreenMan updates the database.

Formats

```
MSG^DDSUTL(string)
```
```
MSG^DDSUTL(.string) 
```

Input Parameters

string

(Required; Format 1) The message to print in the Command Area.

.string

(Required; Format 2) An array of messages to print in the Command Area.

STRING(1), STRING(2), ..., STRING(n) each contain a line of text.

Reviewed/Updated: May 2026