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Q123665: PRB: DOSXNT: Fatal Error DX1410: Cannot Load Program

Article: Q123665
Product(s): Microsoft Fortran Compiler
Version(s): 1.0,1.0a
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 03-NOV-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft FORTRAN PowerStation for MS-DOS, versions 1.0, 1.0a 
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SYMPTOMS
========

While building a program, the following error is generated:

  DOSXNT : fatal error DX1410: cannot load program : entry point not found in
  DLL

Or while running a FORTRAN PowerStation program, the following error is
generated:

  DOSXMSF : fatal error DX1410: cannot load program : entry point not found in
  DLL

CAUSE
=====

An older version of the MS-DOS-extender was found and used when building or
running the program. This older version of the MS-DOS-extender is not compatible
with the build tools (NMAKE, compiler, linker, and so forth) or it is not
compatible with the programs created with the new version of the FORTRAN
PowerStation.

The following MS-DOS-extender is used when building programs:

  DOSXNT.EXE

The MS-DOS-extender used when running FORTRAN PowerStation applications is:

  DOSXMSF.EXE

RESOLUTION
==========

Do all of the following:

- Check the PATH environment variable to be sure that the most recent version
  of the MS-DOS-extender will be found.

- Delete all older versions of the MS-DOS-extenders everywhere on the entire
  system so they are not accidentally used when building or running the
  program. Check all drives and subdirectories.

- Check all connected network drives to ensure they do not have copies of the
  MS-DOS-extenders. If they do, rearrange the order of directories in the PATH
  so that the local directory (containing the most recent MS-DOS- extenders) is
  before all directories containing older versions of the MS-DOS-extenders.

MORE INFORMATION
================

For FORTRAN PowerStation, the old build tools and previously built programs will
run using the new versions of the MS-DOS-extenders, so there is no need to keep
the old MS-DOS-extenders.

To check the versions, compare the file creation dates for each copy of the
files: DOSXNT.EXE and DOSXMSF.EXE.

NOTE: File creation dates are not completely reliable.

REFERENCES
==========

For more information on FORTRAN PowerStation 1.0a, please see the following
article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q123660 Maintenance Release for FORTRAN PowerStation

Additional query words: 1.00 1.00a

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbAudDeveloper kbFortranSearch kbZNotKeyword3 kbFORTRANPower100DOS kbFORTRANPower100aDOS
Version           : :1.0,1.0a

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