Error: Cannot Open Response File : ""

ID: Q66506

6.00 6.00a 6.00ax 7.00 | 1.00 1.50

MS-DOS                 | WINDOWS

The information in this article applies to:

• Microsoft C for MS-DOS, versions 6.0, 6.0a, and 6.0ax
• Microsoft C/C++ for MS-DOS, version 7.0
• Microsoft Visual C++ for Windows, versions 1.0 and 1.5

SYMPTOMS

When compiling and linking in one step, the following message may occur during linking:

   Cannot open response file : ""

CAUSE

The above error message is created when an older version of the linker is being found in the search path. Specifically, if linker version 3.05 is being executed, this error will occur.

RESOLUTION

Check your MS-DOS utilities directory, or any other directory specified with the PATH command, for an older version of the LINK.EXE file.

Additional reference words: kbinf 6.00 6.00a 6.00ax 7.00 1.00 1.50 KBCategory: kbtool KBSubcategory: LinkIss Keywords : kb16bitonly

Last Reviewed: July 18, 1997