DOCERR: NODATA and pwords Parameters Switched in EXPORT Docs (61605)


The information in this article applies to:

  • 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
This article was previously published under Q61605

SUMMARY

The EXPORT statement used in module definition (.DEF) files is incorrectly documented in several places with the last two parameters reversed. The "pwords" parameter should be the last parameter, but it is listed second from the end. The "NODATA" parameter is listed last, but should be second from the end. The correct EXPORT statement syntax is as follows: 
   entryname [=internalname] [@ord[RESIDENTNAME]] [NODATA] [pwords]
Note that the "pwords" parameter is listed as "iopl-parmwords" in some of the documentation.

MORE INFORMATION

The documentation with the incorrect EXPORT statement syntax with reversed parameters is as follows:

  • The C versions 6.0 and 6.0a online help for LINK under the EXPORT statement syntax
  • On page 334 of "The Microsoft CodeView and Utilities User's Guide" for version 2.3 in Section 19.9, "The EXPORTS Statement" (shipped with FORTRAN 5.0 and BASIC PDS 7.0)
  • On page Update-52 of "The Microsoft CodeView and Utilities Update" for version 2.2 in Section 7.8, "The EXPORTS Statement" (shipped with C 5.1, MASM 5.1, and Pascal 4.0)
LINK version 5.13 (shipped with MASM 6.0) was corrected.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:9/30/2003
Keywords:kb16bitonly KB61605
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