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Q75247: LOCAL Requires Language Specifier on .MODEL

Article: Q75247
Product(s): Microsoft Macro Assembler
Version(s): MS-DOS:5.10,5.10a,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 5.10, 5.10a, 6.0 
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SUMMARY
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The LOCAL directive used inside a procedure requires a language specifier on the
.MODEL directive in the Microsoft Macro Assembler (MASM) versions 5.1 and 5.1a,
and in the Microsoft QuickAssembler versions 2.01 and 2.51. If a language is not
specified on the PROC line, the warning

  A4001: Extra characters on line

will be generated by MASM 5.1 and 5.1a. The error

  A2135: feature requires language specifier on .MODEL

will be generated by QuickAssembler 2.01 and 2.51.

MORE INFORMATION
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To correct the code, specify a language on the .MODEL statement. To correct the
following program, replace the statement ".MODEL small" with ".MODEL small,
language" where language is either FORTRAN, PASCAL, Basic, or C.

MASM 6.0 does not require a language specifier on the .MODEL statement to use the
LOCAL directive.

Sample Code
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  ; Assemble options needed: none

        .MODEL small
        .CODE
        PUBLIC proc1
  proc1 PROC
        LOCAL loc1:WORD
  proc1 ENDP
        END

Additional query words: kbinf 5.10 5.10a 6.00 s_quickasm

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbMASMsearch kbAudDeveloper kbMASM600
Version           : MS-DOS:5.10,5.10a,6.0

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