Microsoft KB Archive/133069

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PRB: ODBC.LIB Causes Error L2023: entry WEP: export imported

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Q133069

1.50 1.51 1.52 1.52A WINDOWS kbtool - The information in this article applies to: - The Microsoft Linker (LINK.EXE) included with: Microsoft Visual C++ for Windows, version 1.5, 1.51, 1.52, 1.52A - SYMPTOMS ======== When building a dynamic-link library (DLL) with Visual C++ that links with ODBC.LIB, the following linker error occurs: L2023 : entry WEP : export imported CAUSE ===== The ODBC.LIB file that ships with Visual C++ and the ODBC Software Development Kit (SDK) publicly export the Window Exit Procedure (WEP). Because this function must be exported by all 16-bit DLLs, including this library in a DLL project causes the L2023 link error. RESOLUTION ========== If ODBC is not being used in the DLL, simply remove ODBC.LIB from the list of additional libraries. If ODBC is needed, generate a new import library from ODBC.DLL by using the IMPLIB utility. The following command generates a replacement library for ODBC.LIB called NEWODBC.LIB that does not contain a reference to WEP: IMPLIB /nowep NEWODBC.LIB ODBC.DLL Execute this command from the directory that contains ODBC.DLL. After creating NEWODBC.LIB, copy it into the Visual C++ LIB directory, and change the project setting to use NEWODBC.LIB instead of ODBC.LIB. STATUS ====== This behavior is by design. REFERENCES ========== For more information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: ARTICLE-ID: Q104246 TITLE : Causes of L2023 : Entry WEP : Export Imported Additional reference words: 1.50 1.51 1.52 1.52A KBCategory: kbtool kbprb KBSubcategory: LinkIss MfcDatabase

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