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DOCERR: Signed/Unsigned Comparisons

Article ID: 28233

Article Last Modified on 10/17/2003



APPLIES TO

  • Microsoft Macro Assembler 5.0
  • Microsoft Macro Assembler 5.1 Standard Edition
  • Microsoft Macro Assembler 5.1a



This article was previously published under Q28233

SUMMARY

Page 336 of the "Microsoft Macro Assembler 5.0 Programmer's Guide" and page 336 of the "Microsoft Macro Assembler 5.1 Programmer's Guide" have the information on signed and unsigned comparisons reversed. In the section on CMP, the table incorrectly reads as follows:

   Letter   Meaning
   G        Greater than (for unsigned comparisons)
   L        Less than    (for unsigned comparisons)
   A        Above        (for signed comparisons)
   B        Below        (for signed comparisons)
                

The signed/unsigned comparisons should be reversed to read as follows:

   Letter   Meaning
   G        Greater than (for signed comparisons)
   L        Less than    (for signed comparisons)
   A        Above        (for unsigned comparisons)
   B        Below        (for unsigned comparisons)
                


Additional query words: 5.00 5.10 5.10a

Keywords: KB28233