.TYPE Operator Has New Bit Settings
ID: Q32836
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The information in this article applies to:
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Microsoft Macro Assembler for MS-DOS, version 5.1
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Microsoft Macro Assembler for OS/2, version 5.1
SUMMARY
In versions of the Microsoft Macro Assembler (MASM) earlier than 5.1,
the .TYPE operator only uses bits 0, 1, 5, and 7. With MASM version
5.1, the use of bits 2, 3 and 4 has been added.
The following is a chart of bit assignments taken from page Update-29
of "Microsoft Macro Assembler Version 5.1 Update, Microsoft CodeView
and Utilities Update, Microsoft Editor" manual:
Bit Position If Bit=0 If Bit=1
0 Not program related Program related
1 Not data related Data related
2 Not a constant value Constant value
3 Addressing mode is not Addressing mode is direct
direct
4 Not a register Expression is a register
5 Not defined Defined
7 Local or public scope External scope
Additional query words:
kbinf 5.10
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