DOCUMENT:Q67787  06-MAY-2001  [masm]
TITLE   :FIX: STRUC Defined Structures Cannot Be Nested
PRODUCT :Microsoft Macro Assembler
PROD/VER:MS-DOS:5.1,5.1a
OPER/SYS:
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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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The STRUC command in the Microsoft Macro Assembler (MASM) versions 5.1 and 5.1a
does not allow the definition of nested structures. The sample code below shows
a nested structure definition that gives the following error:

   A2078: Directive illegal in structure

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in MASM versions 5.1 and 5.10a.
This problem was corrected in MASM version 6.0.

MORE INFORMATION
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Sample Code
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   ; Assemble options needed: none

      .MODEL SMALL
      .DATA
   s1 STRUC
      f1 db ?
      f2 db ?
   s1 ENDS

   s2 STRUC
      f3 db ?
      s3 s1 <>
   s2 ENDS

      END

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

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

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