EXE2BIN Error Messages

Last reviewed: January 23, 1995
Article ID: Q94586

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Macro Assembler for MS-DOS, versions 5.0, 5.1, 5.1a, 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0b, 6.1, 6.1a, and 6.11

The following table of EXE2BIN errors is adapted from "The MS-DOS Encyclopedia" (Microsoft Press). Even though EXE2BIN is provided with MS-DOS, it is often used during the process of building an application with the Microsoft Macro Assembler (MASM).

Error: File cannot be converted Cause: The program to be converted has one of the following problems:

        - The program has an origin of 0100h but a different entry point.
        - The program requires segment fixups.
        - The program code and data are larger than 64 KB.
        - The program has more than one declared segment
        - The file is not a valid .EXE-format file.

Error: File creation error Cause: EXE2BIN cannot create the output file for one of the following

       reasons:
        - A read-only file with the same name already exists
        - The specified directory is full
        - The specified disk is full, write-protected, or unreadable.

Error: File not found Cause: The file does not exist or the incorrect path was given.

Error: Fixups needed - base segment (hex): Cause: The .EXE-format file contains segment references that would

       ordinarily be relocated by the .EXE file loader. Specify the
       absolute segment address at which the converted module will be
       executed.

Error: Incorrect DOS version Cause: The version of EXE2BIN is not compatible with the version of MS-DOS

       that is running.

Error: Insufficient disk space Cause: The destination disk has insufficient space to create the memory-

       image output file.

Error: Insufficient memory Cause: Not enough memory is available to run EXE2BIN.

Error: WARNING - Read error in EXE file. Amount read less than size in

       header.

Cause: The file size given in the .EXE header is inconsistent with the

       actual size of the file.

Additional reference words: kbinf 5.00 5.10 5.10A 6.00 6.00A 6.00B 6.10
KBCategory: kbref
KBSubcategory: TlsMisc

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Last reviewed: January 23, 1995
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