Q183197

• Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Enterprise Edition, version 4.2
• Microsoft HTML Help, versions 1.21, 1.3

SYMPTOMS

When you build a Visual C++ 4.x application that uses the HTML Help API, you get the following link error:

Link Error "Htmlhelp.lib(init.obj):fatal error lnk1103: debugging information corrupt; recompile module"

CAUSE

This error occurs with Visual C++ 4.x when the application is linked with htmlhelp.lib.

RESOLUTION

Link with Hhctrl.lib instead of Htmlhelp.lib. Both of these files can be found in the <HTML Help Workshop Path>\Lib directory. Or upgrade to Visual C++ 5.0 or greater.

STATUS

This problem was corrected in Microsoft Visual C++ 5.0 for Windows.

REFERENCES

For more information on HTML Help, please see the following Web site:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/workshop/author/htmlhelp/

Additional query words: kbHTMLHelp kbVC420 kbdss kbVC500fix kbDSupport

Keywords : kbVC420 kbDSupport kbHTMLHelp121 kbHTMLHelp130
Issue type : kbprb
Technology : kbvc