Article: Q26800
Product(s): Microsoft Macro Assembler
Version(s): 5.0
Operating System(s):
Keyword(s):
Last Modified: 06-MAY-2001
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The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Macro Assembler (MASM), version 5.0
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SYMPTOMS
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The Microsoft Macro Assembler version 5.0 will allow an equate to be made
public.
STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in MASM version 5.00. This problem
was corrected in MASM version 5.10.
MORE INFORMATION
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The error generated by MASM 5.1 for the sample code below is:
A2014: Illegal public declaration
MASM 5.0 incorrectly generates no errors.
Sample Code:
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;Assemble options: none
PUBLIC i
i equ <text>
end
Additional query words: 5.00 buglist5.00 fixlist5.10
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Keywords :
Technology : kbMASMsearch kbAudDeveloper kbMASM500
Version : :5.0
Solution Type : kbfix
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