Creating a DLL or a DLL application

Creating a dynamic link library (DLL) or a DLL application is similar to creating a regular COBOL application. It involves writing, compiling, and linking your source code.

Special considerations when writing a DLL or a DLL application include:

  • Determining how the parts of the program object or the application relate to each other or to other DLLs
  • Deciding what linking or calling mechanisms to use

Depending on whether you want to create a DLL program object or a program object that references a separate DLL, you need to use slightly different compiler and binder (linkage-editor) options.

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Dynamic link libraries (DLLs)