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Q75079: FIX: NMAKE 1.13 May Return U1002: Invalid Macro Invocation ‘$’

Article: Q75079
Product(s): Microsoft Programming Utilities
Version(s): 1.13
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kb16bitonly
Last Modified: 21-OCT-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft NMAKE Utility for MS-DOS, version 1.13, on platform(s):
   - the operating system: MS-DOS 
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SYMPTOMS
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NMAKE version 1.13 generates the following error when an "extra" dollar sign ($)
is used in an environment variable:

  fatal error U1002: syntax error : invalid macro invocation '$'

CAUSE
=====

Unlike previous versions, NMAKE version 1.13 evaluates all environment variables
as inherited macros at initialization time. Because the $ character indicates
that a macro follows, NMAKE attempts to evaluate the character following the
final dollar sign in the context of a macro. For example, using a command such
as "Prompt $p$g$" to set the system prompt, and then using NMAKE 1.13, causes
this error.

RESOLUTION
==========

The online help for the U1002 error indicates that it occurs when a single
dollar sign ($) appears without a macro name associated with it. This error can
be eliminated by avoiding extraneous dollar signs in environment variables.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in NMAKE version 1.13 for MS-DOS
and OS/2. This problem was corrected in NMAKE version 1.2 for MS-DOS and OS/2.

Additional query words: 1.13 buglist1.13 fixlist1.20

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Keywords          : kb16bitonly 
Technology        : kbVCsearch kbAudDeveloper kbNMAKESearch
Version           : :1.13
Solution Type     : kbfix

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