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8~86 Object Module Formats | Version 4.0 |
If FRAME ~ETHOD=2, the DATUM has the format:
*****///*****
* | BLOCK | * |
* | * | |
* | INDEX | * |
**
**
*****///*****
FRAME METHODs of 3 to 7 are illegal.
The FRA~E ~ETHOD field also specifies what kind of information is in the OFFSET field (see below).
SYMBOL NAME
This field provides the name of the symbol.
OFFSET
The OFFSET field contains a
If FRAME ~ETHOD is 0 then this field is the offset with respect to the FRAME NUMBER or SEGMENT specified by the DATUM of the FRAME INFORMATION field.
If FRAME ~ETHOD=1 then this field is the byte offset from the external symbol specified by the DATU~ of the FRAME INFORMATION field.
rf FRAME METHOD=2 then this field is the byte offset (from BP) in the activation record of the block specified by the DATU~ of the
FHAME INFOR~ATION field.
TYPE INDEX
The TYPE INDEX field identifies a sinqle precedinq TYPDEF record containinq a descriptor for the type of entity represented by the symbol.
(Note on LOCSYMs) A DEB$'il" recor'i "Nhose FRA~E INFO field is 0 is exactly equivalent to a LOCSYM
. record. (End of Note on LOCSY,t1s)
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