PRB: Cannot Execute WLINK8.EXE

• Microsoft FoxPro for MS-DOS, versions 2.0, 2.5, and 2.5a

SYMPTOMS

FoxPro generates the error message "Cannot execute WLINK8.EXE."

CAUSE

This error may be caused by one of the following conditions:

• WLINK8.EXE is not the FoxPro directory or the directory is not in the path.
• The computer may not have enough free conventional memory.

RESOLUTION

Make sure WLINK8.EXE is in the FoxPro directory and make sure the FoxPro directory is in the MS-DOS search path. If FoxPro is installed on a Novell network, the FoxPro directory should be on a search-mapped drive, not a mapped drive.

If your machine does not have enough free conventional memory:

1. Make sure that COMMAND.COM can be found; use SHELL= with the /P parameter in the CONFIG.SYS file. For example:

         SHELL = C:\DOS\COMMAND.COM /P
   

2. Make sure FOXSWAP.COM and PROAPI16.EXE are in the FoxPro directory.

   NOTE: The PROAPI16.EXE file is external to FoxPro 2.0, but is built into FoxPro versions 2.5 and later.

3. If you are using the Extended version of FoxPro for MS-DOS, make sure DOSMEM=OFF is in the CONFIG.FP file.

4. Try other methods to free more conventional memory.