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DESCRIPTION

Use the DESCRIPTION statement to insert the specified text into the .EXE or .DLL file that you are creating.

DESCRIPTION statement syntax
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The DESCRIPTION statement is useful for embedding source control or copyright information. The inserted text must be a one-line string enclosed in single quotation marks.

In the following example, the linker inserts the text Template Program into the .EXE or .DLL file if the following line is in a .DEF file:

DESCRIPTION 'Template Program'

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