Creating a separate symbol table

The ETABLE and ETABIT macros can be used to create a separate context-specific symbol table for program definitions in the loaded program. This table serves as a means of passing symbolic information to DBL and thus enables the exchange of information between different program sections.

The ETABLE macro has replaced the earlier TABLE macro. Note, however, that the handling of name conflicts for BIND and ETABLE is no longer the same as for the old BIND and TABLE macros. The handling of name conflicts for ETABLE is described in the „Executive Macros“ manual [7].