Q34142: PRB: Link Error L1073: "File-segment Limit Exceeded"

Article: Q34142
Product(s): Microsoft Programming Utilities
Version(s): MS-DOS:3.x,5.01.20,5.01.21,5.03,5.05,5.1,5.13,5.15,5.3,5.31.009,5.50,5.60
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kb16bitonly
Last Modified: 30-OCT-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft LINK for MS-DOS, versions 3.x, 5.01.20, 5.01.21, 5.03, 5.05, 5.1, 5.13, 5.15, 5.3, 5.31.009, 5.50, 5.60 
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SYMPTOMS
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An attempt to link an application with Microsoft LINK fails and the linker
displays the following message on the screen:

  L1073: File-segment Limit Exceeded

CAUSE
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The application contains more than the 255 segment limit imposed by the
Microsoft Windows and OS/2 protected mode operating systems for each application
and dynamic-link library (DLL).

RESOLUTION
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Reduce the number of segments in the application. With Microsoft language
compilers, modify the compiler command line to specify the /PACKCODE option, the
/PACKDATA option, or both to place more information into each segment.

MORE INFORMATION
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The linker creates a file segment for each group definition, non-packed logical
segment, and set of packed segments.

Additional query words: 3.64 3.65 3.69 4.06 4.07 4.10 5.10 5.20 5.30 5.31.009 5.50 5.60

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Keywords          : kb16bitonly 
Technology        : kbAudDeveloper kbZNotKeyword3 kbLINKSearch kbLINK3xDOSSearch kbLINK50120DOS kbLINK50121DOS kbLINK503DOS kbLINK510DOS kbLINK513DOS kbLINK515DOS kbLINK530DOS kbLINK53109DOS kbLINK505DOS
Version           : MS-DOS:3.x,5.01.20,5.01.21,5.03,5.05,5.1,5.13,5.15,5.3,5.31.009,5.50,5.60

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