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Installing External Action Blocks

Follow these steps:

1. External action blocks are associated with a load module in the same manner as other CA Gen action blocks. When generation occurs for that load module, information identifying the action block is included in the resulting load module or remote file. However, the action block interface routine is not included in the resulting load module or remote file. It should be completed and compiled outside of CA Gen, preferably using the same compiler options as CA Gen .cmd and .bat files.
2. Modify the interface routine using any editor that can save files in the appropriate character-set format. The modified interface routine cannot contain any control codes or header information unique to the editor.

Note: When creating EABs outside of CA Gen, you must take care to follow defined naming standards, as duplicate names can cause errors. EABs generated by CA Gen have unique names.