The Message File help mentions that you can use the message number in a maketext function. I´m using it all the time and it works.
It is very good.
I would suggest to include that in the maketext syntax, with an example, like
string s = maketext(155);
and a cross reference See Also Message File
And maybe a cross reference also in the Errmsg function to maketext
maketext using a message number
Re: maketext using a message number
Sounds good. I didn't go so far as to add the alternate syntax to both errmsg and maketext, but I did cross reference the message file in both the errmsg and maketext.