LINK Error L1002 "Unrecognized Option Name"; SET LIB=C: \LIB (31158)






This article was previously published under Q31158

SUMMARY

An error will occur if the LIB environment variable is improperly set using a forward slash (/) instead of a backslash (\) in the SET line in DOS.

The following line is incorrect:
SET LIB=C:/LIB
				
The following line is correct:
SET LIB=C:\LIB
				
QuickBasic Version 3.00 generates the LINK "unrecognized switch" error message when this problem occurs.

QuickBasic Versions 4.00, 4.00b, and 4.50, the Basic compiler Versions 6.00 and 6.00b for MS-DOS and OS/2, and Microsoft Basic PDS Version 7.00 for MS-DOS and MS OS/2 generate the LINK error message L1002 "Unrecognized option name" when this problem occurs.

Modification Type: Minor Last Reviewed: 1/8/2003
Keywords: KB31158