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<I><H2>EXPORT/XREF<BR>
IMPORT/XDEF<BR>
GLOBAL</H2></I><HR>
<P>Importing and exporting of symbols is a feature that is very useful when your project spans many source-files and for example you
need to jump to a routine defined in another file.<BR>
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<CAPTION><I>Import/export commands</I></CAPTION>
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<TD><B><I>Command</I></B></TD>
<TD><B><I>Meaning</I></B></TD>
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<TD>IMPORT (or XREF) <I>label</I>[,<I>label</I>,...]</TD>
<TD>This instructs the assembler to define label as if it were present
in the current file but leave the address calculation to the linker.</TD>
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<TD>EXPORT (or XDEF) <I>label</I>[,<I>label</I>,...]</TD>
<TD>The assembler will make <I>label</I> accessible to
other files during the link process.</TD>
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<TD>GLOBAL <I>label</I>[,<I>label</I>,...]</TD>
<TD>If <I>label</I> is defined during the assembly it will be exported,
if not it will be imported. Handy (very!) for include-files.</TD>
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<FONT SIZE="-1"><I><P ALIGN=RIGHT>Last updated 21 June 1997 by <A HREF="mailto:[email protected]">Carsten Sorensen</A></P></I></FONT>