INF: LOCAL Requires Language Specifier on .MODEL

ID Number: Q75247

5.10 5.10a 6.00 | 5.10 5.10a 6.00

MS-DOS | OS/2

Summary:

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:

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

-----------

; Assemble options needed: none

.MODEL small

.CODE

PUBLIC proc1

proc1 PROC

LOCAL loc1:WORD

proc1 ENDP

END

Additional reference words: 5.10 5.10a 6.00