PRB: L1083 Error Caused By Read-Only Destination .EXE File

Last reviewed: July 17, 1997
Article ID: Q79068

4.x 5.0x 5.1x 5.20 5.3x 5.50 5.60 | 5.0x 5.10 5.11 5.13 5.15

MS-DOS                            | OS/2

kbtool kberrmsg kbprb

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft LINK for MS-DOS, versions 4.x, 5.0x, 5.1x, 5.2, 5.3x, 5.5 and 5.6
Microsoft LINK for OS/2, versions 5.0x, 5.1, 5.11, 5.13, and 5.15

SYMPTOMS

An attempt to link an application fails and Microsoft LINK generates the following message:

      L1083: Cannot open run file

CAUSE

The read-only attribute is set on the destination .EXE file.

RESOLUTION

Use the ATTRIB command with the -R option switch to remove the read-only attribute from the file.

Additional reference words: 5.01.20 5.01.21 5.02 5.03 5.05 5.10 5.11 5.13
5.15 5.20 5.30 5.31.009 5.50 5.60 link
KBCategory: kbtool kberrmsg kbprb
KBSubcategory: LinkIss
Keywords : kb16bitonly

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Last reviewed: July 17, 1997
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