DOCUMENT:Q26803  06-MAY-2001  [masm]
TITLE   :FIX: Incorrect Checksum
PRODUCT :Microsoft Macro Assembler
PROD/VER::5.0
OPER/SYS:
KEYWORDS:

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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft Macro Assembler (MASM), version 5.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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Microsoft Macro Assembler (MASM) version 5.0 may generate an incorrect checksum
for one of the records in the generated object module.

RESOLUTION
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If the starting address is removed from the END directive, the problem goes
away.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in MASM version 5.0. This problem
was corrected in MASM version 5.1.

MORE INFORMATION
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The following sample code can be used to demonstrate the problem.

Sample Code
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   ; Assemble options needed: none

   _TEXT SEGMENT PARA PUBLIC 'CODE'
     ASSUME CS:_TEXT
   start:
     mov ax, 4C00h
     int 21h
   _TEXT ENDS

   END start ; removing the label 'start' from the END directive
             ; stops the incorrect checksum from being generated

Additional query words: 5.00 buglist5.00 fixlist5.10

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbMASMsearch kbAudDeveloper kbMASM500
Version           : :5.0
Solution Type     : kbfix

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