Clipper Err Msg with MS-DOS: Illegal Format in Loadable File (99018)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 6.0
- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 6.2
- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 6.21
- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 6.22
This article was previously published under Q99018 SYMPTOMS
If you run a program that has been compiled with Computer Associate's
Clipper, version 5.01 or 5.01a, on an MS-DOS 6.0 or later system, you may
receive the following error message:
ERROR: EST0001:Illegal Format in Loadable File
After displaying this message, the system stops responding (hangs).
You can compile and link with Clipper, version 5.01 or 5.01a, on a
system running MS-DOS 6.0 or 6.2. However, when you execute the compiled
and linked file, you may receive the error message above.
NOTE: You can also run the compiled program on an MS-DOS 5.0 system
even though it was compiled and linked on an MS-DOS 6.0 or 6.2 system.
CAUSE
This error is caused by an incompatibility with Clipper Linker, version
3.13 (which ships with Clipper 5.01 and 5.01a) and HIMEM.SYS, versions 3.09
and 3.10.
WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, use one of the following methods:
- Use HIMEM.SYS, version 3.07 (which is provided with Windows 3.1).
-or-
- Upgrade from version 5.01 or 5.01a of Clipper to version 5.2.
(Linker, version 3.14b, ships with Clipper 5.2).
STATUS
Computer Associates Product Support has confirmed this to be a problem
with Clipper Linker, version 3.13. For more information, call Computer
Associates Technical Support.
Clipper is manufactured by Computer Associates, a vendor independent
of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding
this product's performance or reliability.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 11/19/1999 |
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| Keywords: | KB99018 |
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