(C++) [...]\NAME.LIB contains invalid OMF record, type 0x21 (possibly COFF)

 

Link error.

 

IDE: C++ Builder 6.0

Project type: VCL

 

 

 

 

 

Full error message

 

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[Linker Error] [...]\NAME.LIB contains invalid OMF record, type 0x21 (possibly COFF)

 

 

 

 

 

Cause

 

The library is of the wrong type. Use coff2omf.exe, located in the CBuilder/bin folder, to convert it to the correct type.

 

 

 

 

 

Solution

 

The following MS-DOS commands converts a COFF library called MyLib.lib to the OMF library file MyNewLib.lib, after making a backup file called MyBackupLib.lib:

 

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copy MyLib.lib MyBackupLib.lib coff2omf MyLib.lib MyNewLib.lib copy MyNewLib.lib MyLib.lib