Microsoft KB Archive/21104

“Cannot Find Overlay for Loading” or “Intermediate STEXT…”

PSS ID Number: Q21104 Article last modified on 11-16-1992

2.00 2.10 2.20 MS-DOS

Summary: The following error messages indicate that the Microsoft COBOL Compiler Version 2.00, 2.10, or 2.20 does not have enough file handles at compile time: “Cannot find overlay for loading” “Intermediate STEXT file could not be opened” To give COBOL enough file handles, you must add the statement FILES=20 to the DOS CONFIG.SYS file which is located in the root directory of the boot disk. If this file is not present, create it. Upon creation or modification of the CONFIG.SYS file, you must reboot the system for the new setting(s) to take effect. If the error message is still generated, even after the computer is booted with FILES=20, check the following: 1. Make sure available disk space has not been fully utilized. 2. Make sure the DOS PATH is set to find the COBOL overlay files.

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