PRB: CXX0004: Syntax Error Can Be Caused by a Leading Zero

ID: Q67160

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft CodeView for MS-DOS, versions 3.0, 3.11, 3.14, 4.0, 4.01, 4.05, 4.1
Microsoft CodeView for OS/2, versions 3.0, 3.11, 3.12, 3.5
Microsoft CodeView for Windows, versions 3.0, 3.05, 3.06, 3.07, 4.0, 4.01, 4.1
Microsoft CodeView for Win32s, version 4.25

SYMPTOMS

An attempt to enter a value in CodeView fails and CodeView generates an error message. CodeView versions 4.0x, 4.1, and 4.25 generates one of the following messages:

CXX0004: Error: syntax error

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CAN0004: Error: syntax error

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CXX0013: Error: missing operator

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CAN0013: Error: missing operator

CodeView versions 3.x generate the following message:

CV1017: syntax error

CAUSE

The value has a leading zero and contains an "8" or a "9". CodeView treats a value that begins with a zero as an octal value. The error occurs when the value is not a legal octal value.

RESOLUTION

Remove any leading zeros from a decimal number. To enter a decimal number without regard to the current input radix, prefix the number with 0n. To enter a hexadecimal number, prefix the number with 0x.

Additional query words: 3.00 3.50 4.00 4.10

Keywords : kberrmsg kb16bitonly kbCodeView kbDebug kbVC
Version : :3.0,3.05,3.06,3.07,3.11,3.12,3.14,3.5,4.0,4.01,4.05,4.1,4.25
Platform : MS-DOS OS/2 WINDOWS
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