- v->name, portable_format[0]);
- format->w = portable_format[1];
- format->d = portable_format[2];
-
- if (!check_output_specifier (format, false)
- || !check_specifier_width (format, v->width, false))
- error (r, _("%s variable %s has invalid format specifier %s."),
- v->type == NUMERIC ? _("Numeric") : _("String"),
- v->name, fmt_to_string (format));
+ var_get_name (v), portable_format[0]);
+ format.w = portable_format[1];
+ format.d = portable_format[2];
+
+ msg_disable ();
+ ok = (fmt_check_output (&format)
+ && fmt_check_width_compat (&format, var_get_width (v)));
+ msg_enable ();
+
+ if (!ok)
+ {
+ char fmt_string[FMT_STRING_LEN_MAX + 1];
+ error (r, _("%s variable %s has invalid format specifier %s."),
+ var_is_numeric (v) ? _("Numeric") : _("String"),
+ var_get_name (v), fmt_to_string (&format, fmt_string));
+ format = fmt_default_for_width (var_get_width (v));
+ }
+
+ return format;