What is Static and Dynamic linking ?

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What is Static and Dynamic linking ?..

Answer / akviswa

Ex for static linking-

Call "PGMNAME"

Dynamic linking-

01 ws-pgmname pic x(8) value "PGMNAME".

Call ws-pgmname

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What is Static and Dynamic linking ?..

Answer / vampire

good example for this is call by refference and call by value


call by refference it is a static linking once subprogram
modified it effects the main program


call by value is dynamic linking modifying the subprogram
wont effect the main program

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What is Static and Dynamic linking ?..

Answer / ms. stanley

If the Subroutine Load is created dynamically when the
program is executed and the load is available for Linking at
run-time is called as Dynamic Linking
When the Subroutine load is separately available for Linking
is called as Static Linking

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