You receive a "fatal error C1013: compiler limit" error message when including more than 59 levels of nested parentheses in a single expression in Visual C++ 6.0 (199736)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Enterprise Edition 5.0
- Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Enterprise Edition 6.0
- Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Professional Edition 5.0
- Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Professional Edition 6.0
- Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Learning Edition 6.0
This article was previously published under Q199736 SYMPTOMS When including more than 59 levels of nested parentheses in
a single expression, the compiler generates the following error:
fatal error C1013: compiler limit : too many open
parentheses CAUSE This is a limitation of the compiler. The compiler supports
up to 59 levels of nested parentheses in a single expression. STATUSMicrosoft has confirmed that this is a bug in the Microsoft
products that are listed at the beginning of this article.
This
bug was corrected in Visual Studio 6.0 Service Pack 3.
For more information about Visual Studio service packs,
please see the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 194022Visual Studio 6.0 service packs, what, where, why
194295How To Tell That a Visual Studio Service Pack Is Installed The current limit is 256 levels of nested parentheses in a single
expression.
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