function msg() {
  local msgid=$1
  local arg1=$2
  local arg2=$3
  local arg3=$4
  local arg4=$5
  local arg5=$6
  local arg6=$7
  local arg7=$8
  local arg8=$9
  local msgtextkey='${MSG_'${msgid}'_text}'
  local msgtextkeyString=`eval "echo ${msgtextkey}"`
  local printfString='['${msgid}'] '${msgtextkeyString}
  local outMessage=`printf "${printfString}" ${arg1} ${arg2} ${arg3} ${arg4} ${arg5} ${arg
6} ${arg7} ${arg8}`
  echo ${outMessage}
}