NMAKE Fatal Error U1033

syntax error : 'string' unexpected

The given string is not part of the valid syntax for a makefile.

The following are examples of causes and results of this error:

• If the closing set of angle brackets (<<) for an inline file are not at the beginning of a line, the following error occurs:

  syntax error : 'EOF' unexpected
  

• If a macro definition in the makefile contained an equal sign (=) without a preceding name or if the name being defined is a macro that expands to nothing, the following error occurs:

  syntax error : '=' unexpected
  

• If the semicolon (;) in a comment line in TOOLS.INI is not at the beginning of the line, the following error occurs:

  syntax error : ';' unexpected
  

• If the makefile has been formatted by a word processor, the following error can occur:

  syntax error : ':' unexpected