Article: Q34669
Product(s): Microsoft Programming Utilities
Version(s): MS-DOS:3.x,4.x,5.01,5.1x,5.3,5.31.009,5.5,5.6; OS/2:5.1x,5.3,5.31.009
Operating System(s):
Keyword(s): kb16bitonly
Last Modified: 30-OCT-1999
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft LINK for MS-DOS, versions 3.x, 4.x, 5.01, 5.1x, 5.3, 5.31.009, 5.5, 5.6
- Microsoft LINK for OS/2, versions 5.1x, 5.3, 5.31.009
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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.
Additional query words: 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.51 3.55 3.60 3.61 3.64 3.65 3.69 4.06 4.07 4.10 5.01.20 5.01.21 5.10 5.13 5.15 5.30 5.31.009 5.50 5.60
======================================================================
Keywords : kb16bitonly
Technology : kbAudDeveloper kbZNotKeyword3 kbLINKSearch kbLINK3xDOSSearch kbLINK4xDOSSearch kbLINK510xDOSSearch kbLINK530DOS kbLINK53109DOS kbLINK550DOS kbLINK560DOS kbLINK530OS2
Version : MS-DOS:3.x,4.x,5.01,5.1x,5.3,5.31.009,5.5,5.6; OS/2:5.1x,5.3,5.31.009
=============================================================================