Microsoft KB Archive/152016

= FIX: Errors C2065/C2064 When Function L is Called with Macro =

Article ID: 152016

Article Last Modified on 10/2/2003

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Visual C++ 4.1 Subscription
 * Microsoft Visual C++ 4.2 Professional Edition

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This article was previously published under Q152016



SYMPTOMS
Compiling a program that calls the function "L" using a macro will cause the following errors:

error C2065: 'x' : undeclared identifier

error C2064: term does not evaluate to a function

where "x" is the last letter of the macro identifier.



CAUSE
In this case, the preprocessor incorrectly generates the letter "x" as the resulting output.



RESOLUTION
Use any other letter after "L" in the macro body.



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 C++ version 5.0.



Sample Code
/* Compile options needed: */       #define thing L

void L {}

void main (void) { thing; };

Keywords: kbbug kbfix kblangcpp kbprogramming kbvc500fix kbcompiler KB152016

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