Re: Linking problem.

Ricardo wrote:

>ilink32 -aa c0w32 testres.obj,testres,,import32 cw32,,testres.res
>Fatal: Access violation.  Link terminated.

Does the link work without the resource?

Are you using brcc32 instead of brc32 (brcc32 is the correct one)

You might try doing the link this way:
> ilink32 /aa c0w32.obj+testres, testres, testres, import32+cw32,
,testres.res

Ricardo wrote:

>    Warning W8057 testres.c 71: Parameter 'hPrevInstance' is never used in 
>function WinMain

Those are normal for WinMain and my be turned off by adding
#pragma   argsused
On the line just before the function that generates them.
In this case, WinMain.
They are just reminding you that you didn't use all of the parameters
passed to the function (Most functions use all or their parameters).

>2. Now, following the tutorial I am trying to include my resource, namely a

>24-bit icon "testres.ico" into the EXE

Probably still too big. Largest I've used is 32x32 by 256 colors

>3. Building a testres.RES file is working fine for me now (after I have 
>changed the problematic icon causing trouble at first), no matter if I am 
>using brc32.exe (recommended by the tutorial) or brcc32.exe.

brc32 is incorrect whether the tutorial recommends it or not.
brc32 does things that we don't want to do (such as rlink).
brcc32 only does what we are wanting to do.

>4. Now I am experiencing this linking problem

Did you recompile the testres.c using the -c option ?
	bcc32 -tW -c testres.c

>Warning: Unable to perform incremental link - performing full link...

Add /C/Gn to the link to get rid of that 
(I think, otherwise ignore it)

>Fatal: Access violation.  Link terminated.

Ok, so something is too big (usual reason for linker access violation)
Maybe your 24 bit icon.

Help please!
I have just happened on a nice Borland C++ 5.5 tutorial at
http://www.webnotes.org/bcc55eng.htm, meant for the very novice like myself
:) I got stuck at the linking step, oh my... Launched a batch according to 
the tutorial:
ilink32 -aa c0w32 testres.obj,testres,,import32 cw32,,testres.res
and got this error:
Turbo Incremental Link 5.00 Copyright (c) 1997, 2000 Borland
Warning: Unable to perform incremental link - performing full link...
Fatal: Access violation.  Link terminated.

Any idea why?
Thanks so much for any help. Kindest regards,
Ricardo

I have some pages which are intended for those working from the command 
line.  Look at them and see if they help you get comfortable with the 
compiler and linker.

  http://www.mulroy.org/howto.htm

.  Ed

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> Ricardo wrote:
>
>>ilink32 -aa c0w32 testres.obj,testres,,import32 cw32,,testres.res
>>Fatal: Access violation.  Link terminated.
>
> Does the link work without the resource?
>
> Are you using brcc32 instead of brc32 (brcc32 is the correct one)
>
> You might try doing the link this way:
>> ilink32 /aa c0w32.obj+testres, testres, testres, import32+cw32, 
>> ,testres.res
First of all thank you for your kind and quick help!!! :)
Let me precisely describe the problem...
1. I am starting with a testres.c file copied from the online tutorial at 
http://www.webnotes.org:80/bcc55eng.htm.
   The code is relatively simple (though for me still a bit magical :) as it 
is meant just to open an empty window.
    If I compile it with: "bcc32 -tW testres.c" (so without including
any 
resources) I get a functional EXE which does its job.
    However upon compilation I get two warnings:
    Warning W8057 testres.c 71: Parameter 'hPrevInstance' is never used in 
function WinMain
    Warning W8057 testres.c 71: Parameter 'lpCmdLine' is never used in 
function WinMain
2. Now, following the tutorial I am trying to include my resource, namely a 
24-bit icon "testres.ico" into the EXE. I have the .ico file in the
same 
folder as the .c and .rc file. My "testres.rc" file is just a copy
from the 
tutorial - a one-liner, containing:
MAINICON ICON testres.ico
3. Building a testres.RES file is working fine for me now (after I have 
changed the problematic icon causing trouble at first), no matter if I am 
using brc32.exe (recommended by the tutorial) or brcc32.exe.
4. Now I am experiencing this linking problem either using either the 
tutorial command or yours. In the case of yours the linker couldn't actually 
find a few files, like uuid.lib, import32.lib, cw32.lib and c0w32.obj. After 
I have copied them into the working dir from c:\Borland\Bcc55\Lib it ended 
up with the same error as in the case of the tutorial version of the 
command, i.e.
Warning: Unable to perform incremental link - performing full link...
Fatal: Access violation.  Link terminated.

It looks hopless for me. Don't have a clue how to proceed now. Any help very 
much appreciated.
Kindest regards,
Ric