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Q26801: FIX: Byte Order Incorrect in Listing File For Doublewords

Article: Q26801
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 byte order shown in the listing file produced by MASM 5.0 for doublewords is
incorrect.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in MASM version 5.0. The problem
was correctly in MASM version 5.1.

MORE INFORMATION
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The listing file produced by MASM 5.0 for the following sample code shows var as
0A0F0000, while MASM 5.1 shows var correctly as 00000FA0.

Sample Code
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  ;Assemble options needed: none

  .model small
  .data

  var  dd  4000

  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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