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Q30380: FIX: Text Macros Cannot Serve as Data-Definition Replacements

Article: Q30380
Product(s): Microsoft Macro Assembler
Version(s): 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 5.1, 5.1a 
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SYMPTOMS
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A text macro cannot be used to select data-definition directives. The following
program demonstrates this problem:

      .MODEL SMALL
      .CODE
  start: mov ax,@data
         mov ds,ax

  gets   equ   <DW>
  boat   gets   3
      END start

The following assembler error message is generated on the "boat gets 3" line:

  A2105 Expected: instruction, directive, or label

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem with MASM versions 5.1 and 5.1a.
This problem was corrected in version 6.0.

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

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

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