ot: getting a "coff"

From: Ram Meenakshisundaram <RMeenaks_at_OLF.COM>
Date: Wed Dec 1 11:11:18 2004

Apparently coming from djgpp:

http://www.ludd.luth.se/~ams/djgpp/cvs/djgpp/src/stub/stub.asm


Ram

-----Original Message-----
From: Ron Hudson [mailto:ron.hudson_at_sbcglobal.net]
Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 2004 11:54 AM
To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts
Subject: Re: ot: getting a "coff"



On Dec 1, 2004, at 8:34 AM, Bert Thomas wrote:

>
>
> Ron Hudson wrote:
>>
>> Several of the programs I try to run on my "classic dos" machine give
>> the error message:
>>
>> <filepath\filename>:not coff (check for viruses)
>>
>> I don't yet have a virus scanner, but these files were downloaded
>> from trusted sources I don't think I have a virus. What is this error
>> message?
>
> http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/C/coff.html

Thanks, I saw that. It only defines COFF. No hints as to what I need to make
DOS 6.22 run the thing.

One of the instances I where I got this was I was trying "Seal" a GUI
written by the people who also put out freeDOS

http://www.freedos.org/

And it says at the seal download site that it runs under other DOSses



>
> (Just googled, not from experience)
>


(c) 2004 OpenLink Financial

Copyright in this message and any attachments remains with us. It is
confidential and may be legally privileged. If this message is not
intended for you it must not be read, copied or used by you or
disclosed to anyone else. Please advise the sender immediately if
you have received this message in error.

Although this message and any attachments are believed to be free of
any virus or other defect that might affect any computer system into
which it is received and opened, it is the responsibility of the
recipient to ensure that it is virus free and no responsibility
is accepted by Open Link Financial, Inc. for any loss or damage in any
way arising from its use.
Received on Wed Dec 01 2004 - 11:11:18 GMT

This archive was generated by hypermail 2.3.0 : Fri Oct 10 2014 - 23:36:37 BST