Microsoft KB Archive/26811

Macros with “;” Generate Error Messages ID Number: Q26811

5.00 MS-DOS buglist5.00 fixlist5.00a

Summary:

Text macros ending in space or containing “;” produce errors. The first example produces the message “operator expected”; the second produces “extra characters on line”:

SEMI equ <‘;’> SOACEFOLLOWS equ 

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Version 5.00. This problem was corrected in MASM Version 5.00a. Please call Microsoft Product Support Services at (206) 646-5109 and request an update to MASM Version 5.00a.