INSTRUCTIONS FOR INTEGRATING ERSYS5 WITH CLIPPER 5.0 PLLs

Some users have had trouble utilizing ERSYS5 due to conflicts 
with the default Clipper error system which is included in 
their PLL.  The simplest solution to this, as explained in 
ERSYS5.PRG, is to link without a PLL.  However, some consider
this requirement to be prohibitive.  If you are relatively 
sure that you will not be making changes to ERSYS5.PRG, you 
may link ERSYS5 into your PLL.  Below is an example of how 
you would link ERSYS5 into the normal Clipper "BASE50" PLL.

-----------------start of BASE50.LNK--------------------------
prelink
output base50

lib clipper, extend, terminal, dbfntx
refer _main
refer _VOPS, _VMACRO, _VDB, _VDBF, _VDBFNTX
refer _VTERM, _VPICT, _VGETSYS
refer _VDBG
file ErSys5
------------------end of BASE50.LNK---------------------------

If you use a different PLL, try just adding the line:
    file ErSys5
to the end of the .LNK file.  As long as another one of 
your linked modules does not define "ErrorSys", this 
method should work.

After editing your PLL's .LNK file, you then issue the 
following command from your PLL's directory:
         RTLINK @BASE50
(or whatever your PLL's name is).  When you issue the 
above command, you must first be sure that you have 
cleared your RTLINKCMD environment variable of any 
"/PLL:" options.  For example:
         SET RTLINKCMD=
After linking, you should re-set RTLINKCMD to its former 
state.

Or, if you'd rather not have _any_ error system (mine or 
Nantucket's) included in your PLL, just replace the line 
"file ErSys5" with the following line:
    exclude ErrorSys
This will create your PLL without the pre-defined error 
system.

If you have had difficulties trying to link ERSYS5 with 
your application, please accept my most sincere apologies
for not explaining how to avoid these conflicts better in 
ERSYS5.PRG.  If anyone still has trouble integrating 
ERSYS5 with their system, please feel free to contact me.


Tim Palmquist
6005 Chandler Way
Bakersfield CA 93307-5509
(805) 837-8730
CIS 76517,1546