ConLog - Write messages to the Console and/or the Log-window

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CONLOG [line1 [line2 ..]] [ options ]
Write the specified text-lines (line1, ...) to the Console window and/or the Log-window. This function can be used by scripts to write error- and progress-information to the Console. It
argument description default
line1, line2, ... The text lines to be written to the window(s).
option description default
/Noconsole Output only to the Log-window and not to the Console window.
/Shell Write the prefix "appid:currtime - " before each text line. Where appid is the value of variable AppName and currtime is the current time (hh.mm.ss).
/Error Write the prefix "Error! - " before each text line.
/Warning Write the prefix "Warning! - " before each text line.
/X
/X=n
Exit from n macro levels. If /X (eXit) is supplied without a number, the number of levels n is set to 2 (return to caller).

(see command EXIT for details)

Result
Result=res
With this option the result value to be returned with the /X option can be specified. If the value res is not supplied, an empty string ('') is returned.
RESULT description
undefined for the function UM
rc for the function EM (value is returned to the macro defined b< level)

Example:

[macro umemtest]
um press OK key to continue; UM - waiting for user input
em 107; press OK to exit this macro with return code 107; EM - waiting for user input
// this point should nevel be reached!
conlog '$#mac: you should never see this message - something goes wrong!'
exit 1 int 0

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