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.