The PUBLIC directive makes defined symbols available to other programs that are to be linked. The information referred to by the PUBLIC directive is passed to the linker.

Syntax

PUBLIC [Language-Name] Identifier[,...]

Remarks

Identifier can be a variable or a label (including PROC labels). Register names and any symbols defined by EQU or = to floating-point numbers or integers larger than 4 bytes are incorrect entries.

Example

        PUBLIC   GETINFO   ;Make GETINFO visible to linker
GETINFO PROC     FAR
        PUSH     BP        ;Save caller's register
        MOV      BP,SP     ;Get address of parameters
                           ;BODY OF SUBROUTINE
        POP      BP        ;restore caller's register
        RET                ;return to caller
GETINFO ENDP

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