DOCUMENT:Q32836  04-MAY-2001  [masm]
TITLE   :.TYPE Operator Has New Bit Settings
PRODUCT :Microsoft Macro Assembler
PROD/VER::5.1
OPER/SYS:
KEYWORDS:

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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft Macro Assembler (MASM), version 5.1 
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SUMMARY
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In versions of the Microsoft Macro Assembler (MASM) earlier than 5.1, the .TYPE
operator only uses bits 0, 1, 5, and 7. With MASM version 5.1, the use of bits
2, 3 and 4 has been added.

The following is a chart of bit assignments taken from page Update-29 of
"Microsoft Macro Assembler Version 5.1 Update, Microsoft CodeView and Utilities
Update, Microsoft Editor" manual:

   Bit Position    If Bit=0                If Bit=1

   0               Not program related     Program related
   1               Not data related        Data related
   2               Not a constant value    Constant value
   3               Addressing mode is not  Addressing mode is direct
                       direct
   4               Not a register          Expression is a register
   5               Not defined             Defined
   7               Local or public scope   External scope

Additional query words: kbinf 5.10

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbMASMsearch kbAudDeveloper kbMASM510
Version           : :5.1

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