Article ID: 34142
Article Last Modified on 9/30/2003
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft LINK for MS-DOS 3.x
- Microsoft LINK for MS-DOS 5.01.20
- Microsoft LINK for MS-DOS 5.01.21
- Microsoft LINK for MS-DOS 5.03
- Microsoft LINK for MS-DOS 5.05
- Microsoft LINK for MS-DOS 5.1
- Microsoft LINK for MS-DOS 5.13
- Microsoft LINK for MS-DOS 5.15
- Microsoft LINK for MS-DOS 5.3
- Microsoft LINK for MS-DOS 5.31.009
This article was previously published under Q34142
SYMPTOMS
An attempt to link an application with Microsoft LINK fails and the linker displays the following message on the screen:
CAUSE
The application contains more than the 255 segment limit imposed by the Microsoft Windows and OS/2 protected mode operating systems for each application and dynamic-link library (DLL).
RESOLUTION
Reduce the number of segments in the application. With Microsoft language compilers, modify the compiler command line to specify the /PACKCODE option, the /PACKDATA option, or both to place more information into each segment.
MORE INFORMATION
The linker creates a file segment for each group definition, non-packed logical segment, and set of packed segments.
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Keywords: kb16bitonly KB34142
