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Q49445: PRB: LINK versions 5.03 to 5.2 Require EXETYPE WINDOWS Stmt.

Article: Q49445
Product(s): Microsoft Programming Utilities
Version(s): MS-DOS:5.03,5.05,5.1,5.13,5.25
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kb16bitonly
Last Modified: 30-OCT-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft LINK for MS-DOS, versions 5.03, 5.05, 5.1, 5.13, 5.25 
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SYMPTOMS
========

An attempt to run an application built with Microsoft LINK fails and the
application generates the following message:

  The application you are about to run was designed for a previous version of
  Windows.

In addition, an attempt to process the application with the Microsoft Windows
Resource Compiler (RC) fails and RC generates the following message:

  RW1030: The exetype of the program is not Windows

CAUSE
=====

To develop an application for the Microsoft Windows operating system, LINK
requires an EXETYPE WINDOWS statement in the application's module-definition
(.DEF) file.

This behavior is different from previous and subsequent versions of the linker in
which it was not necessary to specify the type of the executable file.
Previously, a particular LINK version was used only to develop applications for
the Windows operating system.

RESOLUTION
==========

Modify the application's module definition file to include the following
statement. Then rebuild the application and use the Resource Compiler to process
the output file.

  EXETYPE WINDOWS

However, in LINK version 5.2, the default version of Microsoft Windows is not
version 3.0. To build an application compatible with Windows 3.0, specify the
version number in the EXETYPE statement as follows:

  EXETYPE WINDOWS 3.0

For LINK version 5.30 and later, the default version of Microsoft Windows is
version 3.0. It is not necessary to include the EXETYPE statement, but it is
recommended.

Additional query words: LinkIss

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Keywords          : kb16bitonly 
Technology        : kbAudDeveloper kbZNotKeyword3 kbLINKSearch kbLINK503DOS kbLINK510DOS kbLINK513DOS kbLINK505DOS
Version           : MS-DOS:5.03,5.05,5.1,5.13,5.25

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