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In <anderson.16.712435941@mayo.edu>  Alfred I. Anderson writes:
> Sybase distributes a .LIB file that is linked in with a C appliaction to
> allow access to their data base on the network.  Apparently it is not
> possible (?) to link this file against an application developed with the IBM
> CSet/2 compiler in 32 bit mode??
>
> Does anyone have a suggestion how we can link to this 16bit LIB??

You should probably get a list of the entry points in the library, list
these entry points in the EXPORTS sections of the .DEF file, and then
link the library as a .DLL.  That is, if the library exports the entry
points foo() and bar() (with the _pascal calling convention), write a
.DEF file SYBASE.DEF:

  LIBRARY SYBASE
  EXPORTS
    FOO @1
    BAR @2

and a .DEF file MAIN.DEF:

  NAME MAIN
  IMPORTS
    FOO    =SYBASE.1
    BAR    =SYBASE.2

Link the .DLL as

  link386 sybase.lib,sybase.dll,,,sybase.def

and your .EXE as

  link386 main,main.exe,,,main.def

The syntax may be off a bit here and there, but I have used this method
successfully before.

dave

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