PRB: L1087: "Unexpected End-of-File on Scratch File" (34669)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft LINK for MS-DOS 3.x
- Microsoft LINK for MS-DOS 4.x
- Microsoft LINK for MS-DOS 5.1x
- Microsoft LINK for MS-DOS 5.3
- Microsoft LINK for MS-DOS 5.31.009
- Microsoft LINK for MS-DOS 5.5
- Microsoft LINK for MS-DOS 5.6
- Microsoft LINK for OS/2 5.3
This article was previously published under Q34669 SYMPTOMS
An attempt to link an application fails and Microsoft LINK generates the
following message:
L1087: Unexpected end-of-file on scratch file
CAUSE
LINK generates this error when a problem occurs with the disk that holds
the temporary linker-output file. This disk can be a floppy disk, a hard
disk, or a RAM disk. Most likely, one of the following occurred:
- The disk that holds the temporary file was removed from its drive.
- The disk that holds the temporary file has insufficient space to hold
the file.
RESOLUTION
Make sure that the disk is available and that is has enough free space to
contain the linker-output file. If the error persists, change the TMP
environment variable to specify a directory on a hard disk instead of a RAM
disk.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 10/23/2003 |
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| Keywords: | kb16bitonly KB34669 |
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