Q26830: FIX: Code Segment Defined within a Procedure

Article: Q26830
Product(s): Microsoft Macro Assembler
Version(s): 5.0,5.0a,5.1,5.1a
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), versions 5.0, 5.0a, 5.1, 5.1a 
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SYMPTOMS
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Microsoft Macro Assembler (MASM) versions 5.0, 5.0a, 5.1, and 5.1a assembles the
following invalid sample code without genering any error messages:

     myproc proc far
     code segment
     ret
     code ends
     myproc endp
     end

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in MASM version 5.0, 5.0a, 5.1,
5.1a. This problem was corrected in MASM version 6.0.

Additional query words: 5.00 5.00a 5.10 5.10a buglist5.00 buglist5.00a buglist5.10 buglist5.10a fixlist6.00

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbMASMsearch kbAudDeveloper kbMASM510 kbMASM500 kbMASM510a
Version           : :5.0,5.0a,5.1,5.1a
Solution Type     : kbfix

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