Using Different Filename Extensions with PWB Program ListLast reviewed: July 17, 1997Article ID: Q74817 |
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MS-DOS | OS/2kbtool kberrmsg The information in this article applies to:
SUMMARYFiles that do not have default name extensions for a given language (such as an extension different than the default .BAS for Basic or .C for the C compiler) cannot be added to a program list and cannot be compiled or linked from within the Programmer's WorkBench (PWB) environment without adding some information to the TOOLS.INI file. None of the options from PWB's Make menu option will be available except for Set Program List; therefore, you cannot make an executable file. If you select the Set Program List option, you will not be allowed to add the file to the program list. You will receive the following error:
program list: file <filename> will be ignored file type unused by current build optionsThis information applies to Programmer's Work Bench versions 1.0 and 1.1 for MS-DOS and MS OS/2.
MORE INFORMATIONTo allow for the successful addition of the program to a program list or the successful compilation and linking of the file alone, you must add some lines to the build section of your TOOLS.INI file. For example, if you want to add Basic source files with the ".X" extension, you must do the following:
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