DOCUMENT:Q69123  04-MAY-2001  [masm]
TITLE   :FIX: Long Command Line Generates Protection Violation
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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SYMPTOMS
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Executing the Microsoft Macro Assembler (MASM) version 5.1 with a parameter list
greater than 129 characters generates a protection violation under OS/2.

RESOLUTION
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To work around this problem you can shorten the command line by using the MASM
environment variable to declare options. That is, use MASM=/Mx /Zi etc.

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

MORE INFORMATION
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The following example illustrates the problem:

   MASM /Mx /Zi .\.\.\.\.\.\.\.\.\.\.\.\.\.\.\.\.\.\.\.\.\.\.\ 
   .\.\.\.\.\.\.\.\.\.\.\.\.\.\.\.\.\.\.\.\.\.\.\.\.\.\.\.\.\.\ 
   .\.\.\.\.\t.asm;

Additional query words: 5.10 buglist5.10 fixlist5.10a

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbMASMsearch kbAudDeveloper kbMASM510
Version           : :5.1
Solution Type     : kbfix

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