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Q74664: FIX: MASM 5.1/5.1a Will Not Allow .STACK to Exceed 32K

Article: Q74664
Product(s): Microsoft Macro Assembler
Version(s): MS-DOS:5.1,5.10a,6.0
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), 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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