LOCAL Requires Language Specifier on .MODEL (75247)

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Macro Assembler (MASM) 6.0

This article was previously published under Q75247

SUMMARY

The LOCAL directive used inside a procedure requires a language specifier on the .MODEL directive in the Microsoft Macro Assembler (MASM) versions 5.1 and 5.1a, and in the Microsoft QuickAssembler versions 2.01 and 2.51. If a language is not specified on the PROC line, the warning

A4001: Extra characters on line

will be generated by MASM 5.1 and 5.1a. The error

A2135: feature requires language specifier on .MODEL

will be generated by QuickAssembler 2.01 and 2.51.

MORE INFORMATION

To correct the code, specify a language on the .MODEL statement. To correct the following program, replace the statement ".MODEL small" with ".MODEL small, language" where language is either FORTRAN, PASCAL, Basic, or C.

MASM 6.0 does not require a language specifier on the .MODEL statement to use the LOCAL directive.

Sample Code

; Assemble options needed: none

      .MODEL small
      .CODE
      PUBLIC proc1
proc1 PROC
      LOCAL loc1:WORD
proc1 ENDP
      END

Modification Type:	Major	Last Reviewed:	10/22/2003
Keywords:	KB75247