FIX: C1013: Too Many Open Parentheses

ID: Q199736

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Editions, versions 5.0, 6.0

SYMPTOMS

When including more than 59 levels of nested parentheses in a single expression, the compiler generates the following error:

fatal error C1013: compiler limit : too many open parentheses

CAUSE

This is a limitation of the compiler. The compiler supports up to 59 levels of nested parentheses in a single expression.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.This bug was corrected in Visual Studio 6.0 Service Pack 3. For more information about Visual Studio service packs, please see the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q194022 INFO: Visual Studio 6.0 Service Packs, What, Where, Why

Q194295 HOWTO: Tell That Visual Studio 6.0 Service Packs Are Installed

The current limit is 256 levels of nested parentheses in a single expression.

Additional query words:

Keywords : kbservicepack kbCompiler kbVC500 kbVC600 kbVS600sp2 kbVS600SP1 kbVS600sp3fix
Version : winnt:5.0,6.0
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbbug