/STUB (MS-DOS Stub File Name)
/STUB:filename
filename
An MS-DOS application.
The /STUB option attaches an MS-DOS stub program to a Win32 program.
A stub program is invoked if the file is executed in MS-DOS. It usually displays an appropriate message; however, any valid MS-DOS application can be a stub program.
Specify a filename for the stub program after a colon (:) on the command line. The linker checks filename and issues an error message if the file is not an executable. The program must be an .exe file; a .com file is invalid for a stub program.
If this option is not used, the linker attaches a default stub program that issues the following message:
This program cannot be run in MS-DOS mode.
When building a virtual device driver, filename allows the user to specify a file name that contains an IMAGE_DOS_HEADER structure (defined in WINNT.H) to be used in the VXD, rather than the default header.
Open the project's Property Pages dialog box. For details, see Set C++ compiler and build properties in Visual Studio.
Select the Configuration Properties > Linker > Command Line property page.
Enter the option into the Additional Options box.
- See AdditionalOptions.