APPNOTE: Relocatable Object Module Format Appnote Available

The information in this article applies to:

• Microsoft C/C++ for MS-DOS, version 7.0
• Microsoft Visual C++ for Windows, versions 1.0 and 1.5

SUMMARY

An application note is available that describes the Microsoft relocatable object module format in detail.

In the United States, to obtain the "Microsoft Relocatable Object Module Format" application note, call Microsoft Product Support Services at (206) 454-2030. Outside the United States, contact the Microsoft subsidiary for your area. To locate your subsidiary, go to the Microsoft Web site http://www.microsoft.com/worldwide/default.htm

This application note is also available in the Microsoft Software Library.

Download SS0288.EXE, a self-extracting file, from the Microsoft Software Library (MSL) on the following services:

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        Dial (206) 936-6735 to connect to MSDL
        Download SS0288.EXE (size: 70778 bytes) 
  

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        Change to the \softlib\mslfiles directory
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MORE INFORMATION

    Microsoft Product Support Services Application Note (Text File)
               SS0288: RELOCATABLE OBJECT MODULE FORMAT

This application note is divided into six text files, SS0288_1.TXT through SS0288_6.TXT. The following provides a reference to the text file location (section) of the contents.

                          TABLE OF CONTENTS
                          =================

   Section
      1     Introduction
      1     The Object Record Format
      1     Frequent Object Record Subfields
      1     Order of Records
      1     Record Specifics
      1     80H THEADR--Translator Header Record
      1     82H LHEADR--Library Module Header Record
      2     88H COMENT--Comment Record
      2     88H IMPDEF--Import Definition Record (Comment Class A0,
                        Subtype 01)
      2     88H EXPDEF--Export Definition Record (Comment Class A0,
                        Subtype 02)
      2     88H INCDEF--Incremental Compilation Record (Cmnt Class A0,
                        Sub 03)
      2     88H LNKDIR--C++ Directives Record (Comment Class A0,
                        Subtype 05)
      2     88H LIBMOD--Library Module Name Record (Comment Class A3)
      2     88H EXESTR--Executable String Record (Comment Class A4)
      2     88H INCERR--Incremental Compilation Error
                        (Comment Class A6)
      2     88H NOPAD--No Segment Padding (Comment Class A7)
      2     88H WKEXT--Weak Extern Record (Comment Class A8)
      2     88H LZEXT--Lazy Extern Record (Comment Class A9)
      3     88H PharLap Format Record (Comment Class AA)
      3     8AH or 8BH MODEND--Module End Record
      3     8CH EXTDEF--External Names Definition Record
      3     8EH TYPDEF--Type Definition Record
      3     90H or 91H PUBDEF--Public Names Definition Record
      3     94H or 95H LINNUM--Line Numbers Record
      3     96H LNAMES--List of Names Record
      4     98H or 99H SEGDEF--Segment Definition Record
      4     9AH GRPDEF--Group Definition Record
      4     9CH or 9DH FIXUPP--Fixup Record
      4     A0H or A1H LEDATA--Logical Enumerated Data Record
      5     A2H or A3H LIDATA--Logical Iterated Data Record
      5     B0H COMDEF--Communal Names Definition Record
      5     B2H or B3H BAKPAT--Backpatch Record
      5     B4H or B5H LEXTDEF--Local External Names Definition Record
      5     B6H or B7H LPUBDEF--Local Public Names Definition Record
      5     B8H LCOMDEF--Local Communal Names Definition Record
      5     BCH CEXTDEF--COMDAT External Names Definition Record
      5     C2H or C3H COMDAT--Initialized Communal Data Record
      5     C4H or C5H LINSYM--Symbol Line Numbers Record
      6     C6H ALIAS--Alias Definition Record
      6     C8H or C9H NBKPAT--Named Backpatch Record
      6     CAH LLNAMES--Local Logical Names Definition Record
      6     Appendix 1: CodeView Extensions
      6     Appendix 2: Microsoft MS-DOS Library Format