CRE Programmer's Guide
Introducing the CRE
Common Run-Time Environment (CRE) Programmer’s Guide—528146-004
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What Is the CRE?
The CRE provides several products with similar services:
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TNS CRE/RTL (product number T9280) supports programs running in the TNS 
environment
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Native CRE/RTL (product number T8431) supports programs running in the TNS/R 
native environment.
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NonStop CRE/RTL (product number T1269) supports programs running in the 
TNS/R or TNS/E native environments.
The TNS CRE is configured into the system library. The TNS/R native CRE is a public 
shared run-time library or hybrid dynamic-link library (DLL). The TNS/E native CRE is a 
DLL. Table 1-1 on page 1-4 describes the files that make up the CRE/RTL products.
Figure 1-3. The Common Run-Time Environment in the OSS Environment
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