LOCAL Requires Language Specifier on .MODEL

 Last reviewed: January 23, 1995
Article ID: Q75247
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Macro Assembler for MS-DOS, versions 5.1, 5.1a, and 6.0
  • Microsoft Macro Assembler for OS/2, versions 5.1, 5.1a, and 6.0

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: kbinf 5.10 5.10a 6.00
KBCategory: kbprg
KBSubCategory: MASMLngIss

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Last reviewed: January 23, 1995
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