IMPORT control statement

The prelinker processes IMPORT statements, but does not pass them on to the link step. The IMPORT control statement has the following syntax:

Syntax

>>-IMPORT--+-CODE--dll-name--function-+------------------------><
           '-DATA--dll-name--variable-'   

dll-name

The name or alias of the load module for the DLL. The maximum length of an alias is 8 characters. The dll-name can also be a z/OS UNIX name; it must be enclosed in apostrophes if special characters, such as apostrophes or blanks, appear in the dll-name.

variable

An exported variable name; it is a mixed-case longname. Use a nonblank character in column 72 of the card to indicate a continuation and begin the next line in column 16.

function

An exported function name; it is a mixed-case longname. Use a nonblank character in column 72 of the card to indicate a continuation and begin the next line in column 16.