Q79068: PRB: L1083 Error Caused By Read-Only Destination .EXE File

Article: Q79068
Product(s): Microsoft Programming Utilities
Version(s): MS-DOS:4.x,5.0x,5.1x,5.2,5.3x,5.5,5.6; OS/2:5.0x,5.1,5.11,5.13,5.15
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 4.x, 5.0x, 5.1x, 5.2, 5.3x, 5.5, 5.6 
- Microsoft LINK for OS/2, versions 5.0x, 5.1, 5.11, 5.13, 5.15 
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SYMPTOMS
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An attempt to link an application fails and Microsoft LINK generates the
following message:

  L1083: Cannot open run file

CAUSE
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The read-only attribute is set on the destination .EXE file.

RESOLUTION
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Use the ATTRIB command with the -R option switch to remove the read-only
attribute from the file.

Additional query words: 5.01.20 5.01.21 5.02 5.03 5.05 5.10 5.11 5.13 5.15 5.20 5.30 5.31.009 5.50 5.60 link

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Keywords          : kb16bitonly 
Technology        : kbAudDeveloper kbZNotKeyword3 kbLINKSearch kbLINK4xDOSSearch kbLINK50xDOSSearch kbLINK510xDOSSearch kbLINK530xDOSSearch kbLINK50xOS2Search kbLINK520DOS kbLINK550DOS kbLINK560DOS kbLINK510OS2 kbLINK511OS2 kbLINK513OS2 kbLINK515OS2
Version           : MS-DOS:4.x,5.0x,5.1x,5.2,5.3x,5.5,5.6; OS/2:5.0x,5.1,5.11,5.13,5.15

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