DOCUMENT:Q30421  06-MAY-2001  [masm]
TITLE   :FIX: Extra Line-Feed Char Generated in Four-Digit Listing File
PRODUCT :Microsoft Macro Assembler
PROD/VER::5.1,5.1a
OPER/SYS:
KEYWORDS:

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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft Macro Assembler (MASM), versions 5.1, 5.1a 
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SYMPTOMS
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If the current date consists of four digits (e.g. 1/2/88), Microsoft Macro
Assembler (MASM) versions 5.10 and 5.10a will produce an assembly-listing file
with extra blank lines in the page headings.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in MASM versions 5.1 and 5.1a. This
problem was corrected in MASM version 6.0.

MORE INFORMATION
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The following assembly-listing files were generated from the same source code.
The only difference is the date on which they were created. Note the extra blank
line between the data and the page number on the first listing.

Listing 1
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Microsoft (R) Macro Assembler Version 5.10          1/2/88 19:55:07

                                                    Page    1-1

Listing 2
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Microsoft (R) Macro Assembler Version 5.10          1/23/88 19:55:07
                                                    Page    1-1

Additional query words: 5.10 5.10a buglist5.10 buglist5.10a fixlist6.00

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbMASMsearch kbAudDeveloper kbMASM510 kbMASM510a
Version           : :5.1,5.1a
Solution Type     : kbfix

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