2 files changed, 63 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/src/common/showmsg.c b/src/common/showmsg.c
index 5587e8658..da21ad1e6 100644
--- a/src/common/showmsg.c
+++ b/src/common/showmsg.c
@@ -7,7 +7,10 @@
 
 char tmp_output[1024] = {"\0"};
 
-int _ShowMessage(enum msg_type flag, const char *string, ...){ // by MC Cameri
+#undef ShowMessage
+
+int _vShowMessage(enum msg_type flag, const char *string, va_list ap)
+{ // by MC Cameri
 	/* 
 		_ShowMessage MUST be used instead of printf as of 10/24/2004.
 		Return: 0 = Successful, 1 = Failed.
@@ -15,11 +18,9 @@ int _ShowMessage(enum msg_type flag, const char *string, ...){ // by MC Cameri
 //	int ret = 0;
 	char prefix[40];
 	char *output;
-	va_list ap;
 	
-	va_start(ap, string);
 	if (strlen(string) <= 0) {
-		ShowError("Empty string passed to _ShowMessage().\n");
+		printf("Empty string passed to _ShowMessage().\n");
 		return 1;
 	}
 	switch (flag) {
@@ -48,7 +49,7 @@ int _ShowMessage(enum msg_type flag, const char *string, ...){ // by MC Cameri
 			strcpy(prefix,CL_RED"[Fatal Error]"CL_RESET":");
 			break;
 		default:
-			ShowError("In function _ShowMessage() -> Invalid flag passed.\n");
+                        printf("In function _ShowMessage() -> Invalid flag passed.\n");
 			return 1;
 	}
 	if (!(flag == MSG_DEBUG && !SHOW_DEBUG_MSG)) {
@@ -84,3 +85,60 @@ int _ShowMessage(enum msg_type flag, const char *string, ...){ // by MC Cameri
 */
 	return 0;
 }
+
+int _ShowMessage(enum msg_type flag, const char *string, ...) 
+{
+  	va_list ap;
+	
+	va_start(ap, string);
+        return _vShowMessage(flag, string, ap);
+}
+
+int ShowStatus(const char *string, ...) {
+  	va_list ap;
+	
+	va_start(ap, string);
+        return _vShowMessage(MSG_STATUS, string, ap);
+}
+int ShowSQL(const char *string, ...) {
+  	va_list ap;
+	
+	va_start(ap, string);
+        return _vShowMessage(MSG_SQL, string, ap);
+}
+int ShowInfo(const char *string, ...) {
+  	va_list ap;
+	
+	va_start(ap, string);
+        return _vShowMessage(MSG_INFORMATION, string, ap);
+}
+int ShowNotice(const char *string, ...) {
+  	va_list ap;
+	
+	va_start(ap, string);
+        return _vShowMessage(MSG_NOTICE, string, ap);
+}
+int ShowWarning(const char *string, ...) {
+  	va_list ap;
+	
+	va_start(ap, string);
+        return _vShowMessage(MSG_WARNING, string, ap);
+}
+int ShowDebug(const char *string, ...) {
+  	va_list ap;
+	
+	va_start(ap, string);
+        return _vShowMessage(MSG_DEBUG, string, ap);
+}
+int ShowError(const char *string, ...) { 
+  	va_list ap;
+	
+	va_start(ap, string);
+        return _vShowMessage(MSG_ERROR, string, ap);
+}
+int ShowFatalError(const char *string, ...) {
+  	va_list ap;
+	
+	va_start(ap, string);
+        return _vShowMessage(MSG_FATALERROR, string, ap);
+}
diff --git a/src/common/showmsg.h b/src/common/showmsg.h
index 331b5f484..5b169dc82 100644
--- a/src/common/showmsg.h
+++ b/src/common/showmsg.h