FIX: L1035 Error, FUNCTIONS Statement First in .DEF File

Last reviewed: September 16, 1997
Article ID: Q85870

5.30 MS-DOS kbtool kberrmsg kbbuglist kbfixlist

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft LINK for MS-DOS, version 5.3

SYMPTOMS

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

   L1035: syntax error in module-definition file

CAUSE

In the module-definition (.DEF) file, the FUNCTIONS statement is the first statement in the file.

RESOLUTION

Modify the module-definition file to place another statement before the FUNCTIONS statement. For example, you can specify the NAME statement before the FUNCTIONS statement, as follows:

   NAME test
   FUNCTIONS:MySeg _FuncName

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in LINK version 5.3 for MS- DOS. This problem was corrected in LINK version 5.31 for MS-DOS.

MORE INFORMATION

LINK version 5.3 introduces the FUNCTIONS statement to the module- definition file. The FUNCTIONS statement can place a function into a specified segment or into an overlay.

Additional reference words: 5.30
KBCategory: kbtool kberrmsg kbbuglist kbfixlist
KBSubcategory: MoveOverlay
Keywords : kb16bitonly
Solution Type : kbfix

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Last reviewed: September 16, 1997
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