Microsoft KB Archive/26655

‘=’ Directive on External Label Causes Error A2052 ID Number: Q26655

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Problem: The MASM documentation indicates that the ‘=’ directive may be used with expressions that evaluate to an address. If the address refers to an external label, the error A2052 is issued.

Response: Using the ‘=’ directive with external labels is not allowed in MASM. The address of an external label is not known at assembly time and therefore cannot be used with the ‘=’ directive, which is evaluated at assembly time.