Microsoft KB Archive/32812

= FIX: A4001 May Be Caused By a Literal '>' in Text Equate =

Article ID: 32812

Article Last Modified on 10/29/2003

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Macro Assembler 5.1 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q32812



SYMPTOMS
The literal character operator (!) does not allow a right angle bracket to be placed in a text equate. For example, the following line will cause the Microsoft Macro Assembler (MASM) versions 5.10 and 5.10a to generate a warning: a  EQU    < !> > The warning produced is

A4001: Extra characters on line



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in MASM version 5.1. This problem was corrected in MASM version 6.0.



Sample Code
; Assemble options needed: none

.model small .data

a  EQU  < !> >

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Additional query words: 5.10 buglist5.10 fixlist6.00

Keywords: kbfix KB32812

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