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**SetMessageText (**// message //**)**

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| **SetMessageText** | Sets the message text that replaces any %Message symbols within the active error message text. |
| //message// | A STRING constant, variable, EQUATE, or expression that sets the message text to use in the current error message text. |

**Set****MessageText** sets the value of the ErrorStatusClass **MessageText** private property.

The //message// value replaces any %Message symbols within the current error message text. The ThrowMessage method sets the value of the MessageText property. The MessageText value then replaces any %Message symbols within the error message text.

**See Also:** [[getmessagetext get current error message text .htm|GetMessageText]] , [[messagetext  custom error message text .htm|MessageText]]