You can specify execution characteristics of a program or library by selecting options in the visual development environment. For example, you might need to specify the base address at which a program is loaded by the operating system. If you work from the command line, you can use the Microsoft Binary File Editor (EDITBIN) to set these types of controls.
This section describes the Microsoft COFF Binary File Editor (EDITBIN.EXE). EDITBIN modifies 32-bit Common Object File Format (COFF) binary files. You can use EDITBIN to modify object files, executable files, and dynamic-link libraries (DLLs).
EDITBIN converts the format of an Object Module Format (OMF) input file to COFF before making other changes to the file. You can use EDITBIN to convert the format of a file to COFF by running EDITBIN with no options.
The following topics are covered in this section: