Microsoft KB Archive/35966

= Using LIB.EXE to Add, Modify, and Combine .LIB; Quick Library =

Article ID: 35966

Article Last Modified on 11/21/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft QuickBasic 4.0
 * Microsoft QuickBASIC 4.0b
 * Microsoft QuickBasic 4.5 for MS-DOS
 * Microsoft BASIC Compiler 6.0
 * Microsoft BASIC Compiler 6.0b
 * Microsoft BASIC Professional Development System 7.0

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This article was previously published under Q35966



SUMMARY
You cannot directly add, delete, or modify routines in an existing Quick library (.QLB file). However, you can easily re-create Quick libraries using a parallel .LIB file. You can add, delete, or modify routines in the .LIB file using the Library Manager (LIB.EXE) utility, as shown below under &quot;More Information&quot;. You can then convert the .LIB file into a .QLB Quick library file with the /Q option of the linker (LINK.EXE).

This article applies to Microsoft QuickBasic Versions 4.00, 4.00b, and 4.50 and to the QuickBasic that comes with the Microsoft Basic Compiler Versions 6.00 and 6.00b for MS-DOS and MS OS/2. This also applies to QBX.EXE which is supplied with Microsoft Basic PDS Version 7.00 for MS-DOS and MS OS/2.



MORE INFORMATION
To &quot;add&quot; an .OBJ module to a .QLB file, you must first add the module to your parallel .LIB file with the Library Manager (LIB.EXE), as follows:

LIB YourLib.LIB + YourMod.OBJ;

If the module already exists in the library, but you want to replace it with your new module, use the following command:

LIB YourLib.LIB -+ NewMod.OBJ;

To remove a module from your library, first remove it from your .LIB file with the following:

LIB YourLib.LIB - YourMod;

This will delete the module completely. If you want to keep a copy of the .OBJ file, you can create one as you delete it from your library with the following:

LIB YourLib.LIB -* YourMod;

You can also combine entire libraries using LIB.EXE, as follows:

LIB FirstLib.LIB + NextLib.LIB;

This will &quot;add&quot; the routines in NextLib.LIB to the FirstLib.LIB file.

Once you have modified your .LIB files as you wish, you can create a Quick library from the .LIB file with the following LINK command line:

LINK /Q YourLib.LIB, QuickLib.QLB, NUL, BQLB41.LIB;

When making a Quick library, BQLB40.LIB is required (instead of BQLB41.LIB) for QuickBasic Version 4.00. BQLB41.LIB is required for QuickBasic Version 4.00b, or the QuickBasic which comes with the Basic Co\mpiler Versions 6.00 and 6.00b for MS-DOS and MS OS/2 or Basic PDS 7.00 for MS-DOS and MS OS/2. The BQLB4x.LIB file comes on the release disk.

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