Compile/link Clipper .prg

Question

I have some old codes which I use for my database. I wrongly deleted the EXE files and now I only have some .BAT files for Clipper. The PRG files of my program which contains the source codes, and other files (DBF, NTX, ...).

How to make the exe files again? I found only a command to compile the PRG.

clipper myfile.prg

Answer 1

When using clipper to compile and plink86 to link, you need to also specify the clipper libraries. For example, if the only .prg file you are working on is zmenu.prg, then you would first:

clipper zmenu.prg

And then to link it:

plink86 fi zmenu lib clipper, extend

That's off the top of my head, but it should be close. If you can get your hands on a clipper manual I know it has more details on how to do this in the apendix of the manual.

I preferred linkfiles myself, but I dont remember the format. Then you just had to do:

plink86 @linkfile

So if you were doing compiling and testing a lot, it was easy to do without having to type the longer command each time.

I hope this helps. Wow, dusting off my clipper cobwebs :)

Answer 2

Execute:

• clipper test.prg test.obj
• blinker fi test.obj test.exe

if you have dependencies, check on your .rmk file.

• touch project.rmk
• rmake project.rmk

hope this helps

Answer 3

Very old question, but just to clarify in case anybody else has this issue, any MS compatible linker will work. You don't need a "Clipper" linker.