Microsoft KB Archive/99018

= Clipper Err Msg with MS-DOS: Illegal Format in Loadable File =

Article ID: 99018

Article Last Modified on 11/19/1999

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft MS-DOS 6.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft MS-DOS 6.2 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft MS-DOS 6.21 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft MS-DOS 6.22 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q99018



SYMPTOMS
If you run a program that has been compiled with Computer Associate's Clipper, version 5.01 or 5.01a, on an MS-DOS 6.0 or later system, you may receive the following error message:

ERROR: EST0001:Illegal Format in Loadable File

After displaying this message, the system stops responding (hangs).

You can compile and link with Clipper, version 5.01 or 5.01a, on a system running MS-DOS 6.0 or 6.2. However, when you execute the compiled and linked file, you may receive the error message above.

NOTE: You can also run the compiled program on an MS-DOS 5.0 system even though it was compiled and linked on an MS-DOS 6.0 or 6.2 system.



CAUSE
This error is caused by an incompatibility with Clipper Linker, version 3.13 (which ships with Clipper 5.01 and 5.01a) and HIMEM.SYS, versions 3.09 and 3.10.



WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, use one of the following methods:


 * Use HIMEM.SYS, version 3.07 (which is provided with Windows 3.1). -or-


 * Upgrade from version 5.01 or 5.01a of Clipper to version 5.2. (Linker, version 3.14b, ships with Clipper 5.2).



STATUS
Computer Associates Product Support has confirmed this to be a problem with Clipper Linker, version 3.13. For more information, call Computer Associates Technical Support.

Clipper is manufactured by Computer Associates, a vendor independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding this product's performance or reliability.

Additional query words: 6.22 6.00 6.20 3rd party third-party third

Keywords: KB99018

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