Microsoft KB Archive/68052

How to Find LINKer Error Explanations Using COBOL 4.0

PSS ID Number: Q68052 Article last modified on 04-20-1993

4.00 | 4.00 MS-DOS | OS/2

Summary: Error messages from LINK.EXE are not included in “Microsoft COBOL 4.0: Error Messages Manual” or “Microsoft COBOL 4.0: Pocket Guide.” The full text of the error messages is available either by using the Microsoft Advisor from within the Microsoft Programmer’s WorkBench (PWB.EXE) or CodeView (CVP.EXE) environments, or by using the QuickHelp (QH.EXE) program accessed from the OS/2 or DOS command line.

More Information: The Microsoft Advisor is accessed by choosing the Contents command from the Help menu to display the table of contents. Then select the topic you want to know more about. To view the LINKer error messages, choose Errors Help from within the Edit/Debug group of topics. From the Errors Help menu, choose Utilities Errors. From the Utilities Errors menu, choose Link Errors & Warnings. Help | Contents | Errors Help | Utility Errors | Link Errors & Warnings | Lxxx (xxx = LINKer error number) These menu selections will lead you to a screen that displays all the LINK error messages listed. To view a specific error message, put the mouse cursor on the error number and double-click the left mouse button or click the right button, or move the cursor to the error number and press ENTER. QuickHelp is a separate utility that works similarly to the Microsoft Advisor. Use QuickHelp (QH.EXE) if you use an editor other than PWB.EXE, or if you prefer to use command-line utilities. You can run QuickHelp by entering QH at the DOS or OS/2 command-line prompt. Choose Categories from the menu and then choose Microsoft Advisor. This will lead you to the same Contents menu referenced above from which you choose Errors Help, Utilities Errors, then Link Errors & Warnings, followed by the specific LINK error. For more information, see Chapter 4 “Using the Online Reference System” in “Microsoft COBOL 4.0: Installing and Using the Professional Development System.”

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