"Cannot Open File current.$" May Mean INIT Incorrect

 Last reviewed: July 17, 1997
Article ID: Q64566
1.00 1.10 | 1.00 1.10 
MS-DOS    | OS/2
kbtool kberrmsg

The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Programmer's Workbench for MS-DOS, versions 1.0 and 1.1
  • Microsoft Programmer's Workbench for OS/2, versions 1.0 and 1.1

SUMMARY

When using the Programmer's Workbench (PWB) version 1.0 or 1.1, the following message may appear as a pop-up dialog box when choosing Compile or MS-DOS Shell (or OS/2 Shell for OS/2): 

   +----- Cannot open file! -----+
   |   D:\TEST\SRC\X\current.$   |
   |  No such file or directory  |
   |-----------------------------|
   |      < OK >   < Help >      |
   +-----------------------------+
One cause for this error is an incorrect setting of the INIT environment variable. To remedy the situation, exit PWB and make sure that the INIT environment variable is set to a valid directory name (that is, a directory that exists).

MORE INFORMATION

To reproduce this message, set your INIT environment variable to an invalid directory, for example (if a directory named X does not exist on your drive): 

   SET INIT=C:\X
Then start PWB and try to compile a program. The message will appear in the middle of the screen.

One possible reason why your INIT environment variable may be set incorrectly, even if your AUTOEXEC.BAT sets it correctly, is that you might have run out of environment space in the setting of the variable. You can refer to the "MS-DOS Encyclopedia," Article 2, for more information about increasing your environment space.

Additional reference words: kbinf 1.00 1.10 PWBIss
KBCategory: kbtool kberrmsg
KBSubcategory: PWBIss
Keywords : kb16bitonly

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Last reviewed: July 17, 1997
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