Nesting DUP Operator Beyond 17 Levels

ID Number: Q26660

5.00

MS-DOS

buglist5.00 fixlist5.00a

Problem:

MASM does not check for nesting of the DUP operator beyond the

17-level limit imposed by the object module format. An error message

is never issued, although the the "Microsoft Macro Assembler 5.0 for

MS-DOS Operating System: Programmer's Guide" describes error 74 as the

correct message.

Response:

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Version 5.00. This

problem was corrected in Version 5.00a.

Call Microsoft Product Support at (206) 646-5109 and request the MASM

Version 5.00a update.