PRB: Inconsistent Error Attempting to Load Nonexistent Extension

 Last reviewed: July 17, 1997
Article ID: Q67777
1.00 1.10 OS/2 kbtool kberrmsg kbprb

The information in this article applies to:

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

SYMPTOMS

When attempting to load an OS/2 Programmer's WorkBench (PWB) extension through a macro definition in the TOOLS.INI file, if the extension file does not exist, or is not in the current path, the following error message is displayed in a dialog box: 

   pwbhelp:  SYS0123:  A file name or volume label contains an
                       incorrect character

CAUSE

This error message should indicate that the extension file could not be found; however, the message is generated by the OS/2 operating system's DLL loading code, and therefore, cannot be changed by PWB.

The following error message is generated in the MS-DOS version of PWB, which displays this message in a dialog box: 

   No such file or directory

RESOLUTION

To correct the problem, make sure that the directory in which the extension resides is in the current path.

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

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Last reviewed: July 17, 1997
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