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Q38935: Expressions in Definitions Changed for MASM 5.10

Article: Q38935
Product(s): Microsoft Macro Assembler
Version(s): 5.1
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 04-MAY-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Macro Assembler (MASM), version 5.1 
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SUMMARY
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In all versions of Microsoft Macro Assembler earlier than version 5.1, you could
not have an expression with a larger than 16-bits in a definition. This has been
changed in version 5.1.

MORE INFORMATION
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In all versions of MASM before version 5.1, you could use constants of greater
than 16 bits; however, you could not use an arithmetic expression to obtain a
number larger than 16 bits.

The following is an example:

     DD 86400     <-  correct.
     DD 60*60*24  <-  incorrect. This would be truncated at the
                                 16-bit value.

This feature has been implemented in version 5.1 so that both of the above
declarations will yield the same answer.

Additional query words: kbinf 5.10

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbMASMsearch kbAudDeveloper kbMASM510
Version           : :5.1

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