FIX: "Value Out of Range" Error (26819)

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Macro Assembler (MASM) 5.0
Microsoft Macro Assembler (MASM) 5.1
Microsoft Macro Assembler (MASM) 5.1a

This article was previously published under Q26819

SYMPTOMS

MASM gives a "value out of range" error on the following example:

   false  equ  0
   true   equ  not false
   db     true              ;MASM choke on this line

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in MASM versions 5.0, 5.1, and 5.1a. This problem was corrected in version 6.0.

Additional reference works: 5.00 5.10 5.10a

Modification Type:	Minor	Last Reviewed:	11/15/2003
Keywords:	kbfix KB26819