MSG (OS/2)

File Format
Name	MSG (OS/2)
Ontology	Electronic File Formats Help files MSG (OS/2)
Extension(s)	.msg
Released	~1986

MSG is a format used for help messages in the OS/2 operating system.

Identification

Such OS/2 message files begin with "0xFF", followed by "MKMSG". The next byte is 0x00. At offset 16 version value 0 or 2 is stored as 2 byte little endian value.

Software

• e_msgf From Veit Kannegieser produces source from .MSG files created by MKMSGF.
• MKMSGF clone

Sample files

• http://www.os2site.com/sw/util/disk/boot/cdboot2v140.zip → CB2Gr.msg
• https://telparia.com/fileFormatSamples/document/os2Message/

Links

• Wikipedia: OS/2