DOCUMENT:Q75248  04-MAY-2001  [masm]
TITLE   :PROC w/ Parameters Requires Language Specifier on .MODEL
PRODUCT :Microsoft Macro Assembler
PROD/VER:MS-DOS:5.1,5.10a,6.0
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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft Macro Assembler (MASM), versions 5.1, 5.10a, 6.0 
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SUMMARY
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The PROC directive used with arguments requires a language specifier in the
.MODEL directive in the Microsoft Macro Assembler (MASM) versions 5.1, 5.1a, and
6.0, and also in the Microsoft QuickAssembler versions 2.01 and 2.51. The
language specifier is required because it determines which parameter passing
convention will be used with the PROC arguments. If you do not specify a
language on the PROC line, the error

   A2022: Operand must be type specifier

will be generated by MASM 5.1 and 5.1a, and by QuickAssembler 2.01 and 2.51. The
error

   A2119: language type must be specified

will be generated by MASM 6.0.

MORE INFORMATION
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To correct the code, specify a language in 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.

Sample Code
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   ; Assemble options needed: none

         .MODEL small
         .CODE
         PUBLIC proc1
   proc1 PROC arg1:WORD
   proc1 ENDP
         END

Additional query words: kbinf 5.10 5.10a s_quickasm 6.00

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Technology        : kbMASMsearch kbAudDeveloper kbMASM510 kbMASM600
Version           : MS-DOS:5.1,5.10a,6.0

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