FIX: NMAKE 1.13 May Return U1002: Invalid Macro Invocation '$' (75079)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft NMAKE Utility for MS-DOS 1.13, when used with:
- the operating system: MS-DOS
This article was previously published under Q75079 SYMPTOMS
NMAKE version 1.13 generates the following error when an "extra"
dollar sign ($) is used in an environment variable:
fatal error U1002: syntax error : invalid macro invocation '$'
CAUSE
Unlike previous versions, NMAKE version 1.13 evaluates all
environment variables as inherited macros at initialization time.
Because the $ character indicates that a macro follows, NMAKE
attempts to evaluate the character following the final dollar sign
in the context of a macro. For example, using a command such as
"Prompt $p$g$" to set the system prompt, and then using NMAKE 1.13,
causes this error.
RESOLUTION
The online help for the U1002 error indicates that it occurs when a
single dollar sign ($) appears without a macro name associated with
it. This error can be eliminated by avoiding extraneous dollar
signs in environment variables.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in NMAKE version 1.13
for MS-DOS and OS/2. This problem was corrected in NMAKE version
1.2 for MS-DOS and OS/2.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 10/23/2003 |
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| Keywords: | kb16bitonly kbfix KB75079 |
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