FIX: ML DX1020 Error With Several Source Files In Directory (94407)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Macro Assembler (MASM) 6.1
This article was previously published under Q94407 SYMPTOMS
When the Microsoft Macro Assembler (MASM) assembles multiple source files
in the current directory using a command such as the following:
the following error may occur:
DOSXNT : fatal error DX1020: unhandled exception:
Stack fault;
contact Microsoft Support Services
When MASM assembles multiple source files from a directory other than the
current directory, the following error may occur:
DOSXNT : fatal error DX1020: unhandled exception:
General protection fault;
contact Microsoft Support Services
RESOLUTION
To work around this problem, build each file separately and not in a batch.
The other option is to rename the source files to make the names shorter.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in MASM version 6.1 for MS-
DOS. This problem was corrected in MASM version 6.10a for MS-DOS.
MORE INFORMATION
This error occurs when an filename buffer in MASM becomes full. When files
have long names, fewer files are required to fill the buffer and cause the
error.
This error does not depend on the contents of the source files.
| Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 11/17/2003 |
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| Keywords: | kbfix KB94407 |
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