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Q120071: BUG: Record Instance Cannot Have Same Name as a Record Field

Article: Q120071
Product(s): Microsoft Macro Assembler
Version(s): 6.1,6.11
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 6.1, 6.11 
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SYMPTOMS
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A record instance cannot have the same name as a record field, but a structure
can have the same instance name as a structure field. If you give a record the
same name as a record field, the following error is generated:

  A2008: syntax error

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in MASM versions 6.1 and 6.11. We are
researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

MORE INFORMATION
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The following sample code can be used to demonstrate the problem.

Sample Code
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  ; Assemble options needed: none

     record1 record recfield1:2, recfield2:2, recfield3:2

     recfield1 record1 <1, 2, 3>  ; <-- syntax error

     structure1 struct
        strfield1 dw ?
     structure1 ends
     strfield1 structure1 <>      ; <-- Ok
     recfield1 structure1 <>      ; <-- syntax error

Additional query words: 6.10 buglist6.10 buglist6.11

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbMASMsearch kbAudDeveloper kbMASM610 kbMASM611
Version           : :6.1,6.11

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