Article: Q145937
Product(s): Microsoft C Compiler
Version(s):
Operating System(s):
Keyword(s): kbVC410fix
Last Modified: 31-JUL-2001
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The information in this article applies to:
- The Linker (LINK.EXE)
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SYMPTOMS
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The command-line utilities Dumpbin.exe, Editbin.exe, and Lib.exe do not accept
file names that contain embedded spaces. For example, this code:
DUMPBIN /ALL "my test.obj"
results in this error:
DUMPBIN : fatal error LNK1181: cannot open input file "my"
CAUSE
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Dumpbin.exe, Lib.exe, and Editbin.exe are front-end utilities that spawn and
pass their arguments to Link.exe. When the front-end utility parses its command
line, it strips the quotation marks. This stripped argument is passed to Link
.exe by the spawning program.
RESOLUTION
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Use LINK with the file names that contain embedded spaces instead of using the
front-end utilities. The syntax is:
LINK /<Link Utility Switch> [Utility Arguments]
Here [Utility Arguments] is the list of arguments for the front-end utility.
Front-End Utility Link Utility Switch
EDITBIN.EXE /EDIT
DUMPBIN.EXE /DUMP
LIB.EXE /LIB
For example, the equivalent of:
DUMP /ALL "my test.obj"
is:
LINK /DUMPBIN /ALL "my test.obj"
Similarly, LINK /LIB is equivalent to LIB and LINK /EDIT is equivalent to
EDITBIN.
STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the
beginning of this article. This bug was corrected in Visual C++ 4.1.
Additional query words: kbVC400bug 2.00 2.10 2.20 4.00 4.10
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Keywords : kbVC410fix
Technology : kbVCsearch kbAudDeveloper kbLINKSearch kbLINK100
Version : :
Issue type : kbbug
Solution Type : kbfix
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