Macros with ";" Generate Error Messages

ID Number: Q26811

5.00

MS-DOS

buglist5.00 fixlist5.00a

Summary:

Text macros ending in space or containing ";" produce errors. The

first example produces the message "operator expected"; the second

produces "extra characters on line":

SEMI equ <';'>

SOACEFOLLOWS equ <this is a string followed by a space>

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

problem was corrected in MASM Version 5.00a. Please call Microsoft

Product Support Services at (206) 646-5109 and request an update to

MASM Version 5.00a.