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SYMPTOMSIn the Microsoft Macro Assembler (MASM) versions 5.1 and 5.1a, if the offset of a structure template member is used as a 32-bit operand, the code generated may be incorrect. This will cause the program to hang or generate an illegal instruction message in CodeView. CAUSEThe problem occurs when the offset of a structure template member is being used as a 32-bit immediate value, and the member's offset is greater than 100h. If the offset is greater than 100h, the code generated will not contain the 66h prefix byte, which makes the instruction a 32-bit operation. RESOLUTIONEmbed the 66h byte by using the DB directive, as shown in the example below. STATUSMicrosoft has confirmed this to be a problem in MASM version 5.1 and 5.1a. This problem was corrected in MASM version 6.0. MORE INFORMATIONThe following sample code can be used to demonstrate the problem. Sample Code
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