PRB: L1092: Cannot Open Module-Definition File (50583)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft LINK for MS-DOS 5.03
- Microsoft LINK for MS-DOS 5.15
This article was previously published under Q50583 SYMPTOMS
An attempt to link an application fails and Microsoft LINK
generates the following message:
Link: fatal error L1092: cannot open module-definition file
CAUSE
Incorrect or unintentional input is given on the Definitions File
prompt during linking, or a response file incorrectly feeds input
to the Definitions File prompt.
RESOLUTION
Specify the correct name for a module-definition (DEF) file on the
linker command line or accept the default, NUL.DEF.
MORE INFORMATION
A module-definition file is a text file that describes the name,
attributes, exports, imports, system requirements and other
characteristics of an application or dynamic-link library (DLL) for
the Microsoft Windows or OS/2 operating system. This file is required
to build a dynamic-link library (DLL) and is optional (but desirable)
for an application. By default, LINK assumes that no definition file
is required. To link an application for MS-DOS, use a semicolon
character to terminate the command line before the definition file
field or accept NUL.DEF at the Definitions File prompt.
When you use commas to separate the names of libraries in a response
file, LINK assumes that the first comma separates the list of
libraries from the module-definition file field. The L1092 error
occurs because LINK assumes that the plus sign (+) is the name of the
DEF file.
When you use semicolons to separate the names of libraries in a
response file, LINK does not read any data after the first semicolon.
LINK ignores all specified options when a semicolon is the first
character encountered in the libraries field.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 9/30/2003 |
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| Keywords: | kb16bitonly KB50583 |
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