Article: Q74664
Product(s): Microsoft Macro Assembler
Version(s): MS-DOS:5.1,5.10a,6.0
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Last Modified: 04-MAY-2001
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The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Macro Assembler (MASM), versions 5.1, 5.10a, 6.0
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SYMPTOMS
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In the Microsoft Macro Assembler (MASM) versions 5.1 and 5.1a, the following
error message may be generated if a stack segment is declared larger than 32K:
error A2102: Segment near (or at) 64K limit
This error will only occur if you are using the .STACK directive to generate the
stack segment.
RESOLUTION
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You can work around this by either of the following:
1. Use a full segment declaration to declare the stack.
-or-
2. Use multiple .STACK directives to declare the total stack space required by
your program.
STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in MASM versions 5.1 and 5.1a. This
problem was corrected in MASM version 6.0.
MORE INFORMATION
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Sample Code
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; Assemble options needed: none
.MODEL small ; Use any memory model
.STACK 8000h ; Open and allocate STACK segment
; STACK segment automatically closed
END
Additional query words: 5.10 5.10a 6.00 buglist5.10 buglist5.10a fixlist6.00
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Keywords :
Technology : kbMASMsearch kbAudDeveloper kbMASM510 kbMASM600
Version : MS-DOS:5.1,5.10a,6.0
Solution Type : kbfix
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