ID Number: Q64180
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MS-DOS | OS/2
Summary:
SYMPTOMS
Using a version of the Microsoft LINK utility prior to the linker
version shipped with the Microsoft language product used may
result in the following error:
LINK : fatal error L1089: filename : cannot open response file
CAUSE
One possible cause may be that the linker shipped with the
operating system is being used rather than the one shipped with
the Microsoft language product. This would occur if the MS-DOS or
MS OS/2 directory were in the path before the language product's
directory.
Another cause may simply be an earlier linker version. Check the
path to determine which directory it may be located in.
RESOLUTION
To correct the problem, do one of the following:
- Reorder the path so that the directory with the correct linker
will be searched before any other directories that contain
LINK.EXE.
- or -
- Rename the other linker(s) LINK.OLD so that they will not be
used by accident and so the file can be easily recovered if
necessary.
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