Release 10.1A: OpenEdge Development:
Progress 4GL Reference

> ## RELEASE EXTERNAL statement

> Frees (that is, unloads from memory) a dynamic link library (DLL) or UNIX shared library.

> #### Syntax

>     RELEASE EXTERNAL [ PROCEDURE ] "dll-name"

> `[ PROCEDURE ]`

> An optional “noise” keyword that does not affect the statement’s behavior in any way.

> ``dll-name``

> A character string representing the name of the DLL or UNIX shared library.

> Example

> To free the dll `mystuff.dll`, code the following:

>     RELEASE EXTERNAL PROCEDURE "mystuff.dll".

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