FIX: STRUC Defined Structures Cannot Be Nested

ID: Q67787

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Macro Assembler for MS-DOS and OS/2, versions 5.1, 5.1a

SYMPTOMS

The STRUC command in the Microsoft Macro Assembler (MASM) versions 5.1 and 5.1a does not allow the definition of nested structures. The sample code below shows a nested structure definition that gives the following error:

A2078: Directive illegal in structure

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in MASM versions 5.1 and 5.10a. This problem was corrected in MASM version 6.0.

MORE INFORMATION

Sample Code


; Assemble options needed: none

   .MODEL SMALL
   .DATA
s1 STRUC
   f1 db ?
   f2 db ?
s1 ENDS

s2 STRUC
   f3 db ?
   s3 s1 <>
s2 ENDS

   END

Additional query words: 5.10 5.10a buglist5.10 buglist5.10a fixlist6.00

Keywords :
Version : MS-DOS:5.1,5.1a
Platform : MS-DOS
Issue type :