2. Embedded SQL for C : Preprocessor Operation : How Embedded SQL Programs are Linked--VMS : Link Precompiled Forms
 
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Link Precompiled Forms
The technique of declaring a precompiled form to the FRS is discussed in the Forms‑based Application Development Tools User Guide. To use such a form in your program, you must also follow the steps described here.
To link a precompiled form
1. In VIFRED, select a menu item to compile a form. VIFRED then creates a file in your directory describing the form in the VAX11 MACRO language. Select a name for the file.
2. Once you have created the MACRO file, assemble it into linkable object code with the VMS command:
macro filename
3. The output of this command is a file with the extension .obj. Link this object file with your program by listing it in the link command, as shown in the following example:
$link formentry,-
 empform.obj,-
 ii_system:[ingres.files]esql.opt/opt,-
 sys$library:vaxcrtl.olb/library