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Q60786: DOSCALLS.LIB Is Not Shipped with C 6.00

Article: Q60786
Product(s): See article
Version(s): 6.00   | 6.00
Operating System(s): MS-DOS | OS/2
Keyword(s): ENDUSER | | mspl13_c
Last Modified: 17-DEC-1990

After installing Microsoft C Version 6.00, you may try and compile
your program and link with DOSCALLS.LIB. This process worked correctly
with C Version 5.10, but does not work with C Version 6.00. You will
receive the following error:

   L4051: doscalls.lib : cannot find library.

It may appear as if something is wrong with your environment. In fact,
there is no DOSCALLS.LIB supplied with C 6.00. Use OS2.LIB instead.
OS2.LIB contains all the functionality of DOSCALLS.LIB in addition to
having Presentation Manager (PM) support.

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