DOCUMENT:Q32829  30-OCT-1999  [utilities]
TITLE   :PRB: L1089 Error, TMP Environment Variable Missing, Incorrect
PRODUCT :Microsoft Programming Utilities
PROD/VER:MS-DOS:3.x,4.x,5.0x,5.1,5.11,5.13,5.15,5.3,5.31.009,5.5,5.6
OPER/SYS:
KEYWORDS:kb16bitonly

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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft LINK for MS-DOS, versions 3.x, 4.x, 5.0x, 5.1, 5.11, 5.13, 5.15, 5.3, 5.31.009, 5.5, 5.6 
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SYMPTOMS
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An attempt to link an application with Microsoft LINK fails and the following
message appears on the screen:

   L1089 'filename' : cannot open response file

CAUSE
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Either the TMP environment variable is not set correctly or it is missing from
the environment.

RESOLUTION
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Modify the AUTOEXEC.BAT file to set the TMP environment variable to a valid
directory path. For example,

   set tmp=c:\temp

Additional query words: 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.51 3.55 3.60 3.64 3.65 3.69 4.06 4.07 4.10 5.01.20 5.01.21 5.02 5.03 5.05 5.10 5.11 5.13 5.15 5.30 5.31.009 5.50 5.60

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Keywords          : kb16bitonly 
Technology        : kbAudDeveloper kbZNotKeyword3 kbLINKSearch kbLINK3xDOSSearch kbLINK4xDOSSearch kbLINK50xDOSSearch kbLINK510DOS kbLINK511DOS kbLINK513DOS kbLINK515DOS kbLINK530DOS kbLINK53109DOS kbLINK550DOS kbLINK560DOS
Version           : MS-DOS:3.x,4.x,5.0x,5.1,5.11,5.13,5.15,5.3,5.31.009,5.5,5.6

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