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─────DESCRIPTION Statement──────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
     Syntax:  DESCRIPTION 'text'
 
     This statement inserts specified text into the application or DLL.
     The DESCRIPTION statement is useful for embedding source-control
     or copyright information into a file.
 
     The <text> field is a one-line string enclosed in single or double
     quotation marks (' or "). To include a literal quotation mark in
     the text, either specify two consecutive quotation marks of the
     same type or enclose the text with the other type of quotation
     mark. If a DESCRIPTION statement is not specified, the default
     text is the name of the main output file as specified in LINK's
     <exefile> field.
 
     You can view this string by using EXEHDR.
     See: ◄EXEHDR►
 
     A DESCRIPTION differs from a comment, which is a line that begins
     with a semicolon (;). Comments are not placed in the output file.
 
     Example
 
          DESCRIPTION "Tester's Version, Test ""A"""
 
     This example inserts the text
 
          Tester's Version, Test "A"
 
     including a literal single quotation mark and a pair of literal
     double quotation marks, into the application or DLL being defined.
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