GlobalStubs Statement Summary
GlobalStubs is a nonterminal, utility statement that occurs in command scripts. It authors the stubs
for a set of references that have been loaded previously via the
Reference statement. The statement is
followed by a set of
Load substatements which specify which compiled
VBI files are to be used
to determine which components in the references have been referenced.
The
GlobalStubs statement itself has no attributes.
The substatements of the
GlobalStubs statement are as follows:
| Substatement | Description
|
| Load | This substatement specifies the full pathname of a virtual binary information file
via an id attribute. This file is loaded into a temporary storage area where
it is searched for references to the components in the load references.
|
The script errors associated with the
GlobalStubs statement are as follows:
| Error | Description
|
| 1064 | Language command missing required id attribute.
|
| 1065 | Unable to store Language id: %1d"
|
| 1066 | The following record is not recognized: %1d
|
The typical script using the
GlobalStubs statement would be as follows.
First, a storage statement is needed to hold the references to be loaded.
<gmBasic>
<Storage Action="Create" Identifier="..." />
Second, all of the standard locations need to be specified so that the reference files themselves can be
located and loaded and the authored stubs can be sent to the desired deployment location.
<Select DeployLocation="..." />
<Select Library="..." />
<select Target="..." />
<Select Local="..." />
<Select System="..." />
Third, a set of reference statements is used to specify the references for which stubs are to be authored.
The actual declarations within these references are loaded in the storage area created above.
<Reference id="..." />
<Reference id="..." />
....
Fourth, an output statement is needed to specify the file to receive the authored stubs.
<Output Status="New" Filename="GlobalStubs.bnd" />
Finally, the
GlobalStubs statement itself is used to specify the previously compiled
VBI files
whose content makes references to components in the loaded references.
<GlobalStubs >
<Load id="...vbi" />
<Load id="....vbi" />
....
<Load id="....vbi" />
</GlobalStubs>
<Storage Action="Close" />
</gmBasic>