DOCUMENT:Q67160  26-JUN-2001  [utilities]
TITLE   :PRB: CXX0004: Syntax Error Can Be Caused by a Leading Zero
PRODUCT :Microsoft Programming Utilities
PROD/VER::3.0,3.05,3.06,3.07,3.11,3.14,4.0,4.01,4.05,4.1
OPER/SYS:
KEYWORDS:kberrmsg kb16bitonly kbCodeView kbDebug kbVC kbprb

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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft CodeView for MS-DOS, versions 3.0, 3.11, 3.14, 4.0, 4.01, 4.05, 4.1 
 - Microsoft CodeView for Windows, versions 3.0, 3.05, 3.06, 3.07, 4.0, 4.01, 4.1 
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SYMPTOMS
========

An attempt to enter a value in CodeView fails and CodeView generates an error
message. CodeView versions 4.0x, 4.1, and 4.25 generates one of the following
messages:

   CXX0004: Error: syntax error

   -or-

   CAN0004: Error: syntax error

   -or-

   CXX0013: Error: missing operator

   -or-

   CAN0013: Error: missing operator

CodeView versions 3.x generate the following message:

   CV1017: syntax error

CAUSE
=====

The value has a leading zero and contains an "8" or a "9". CodeView treats a
value that begins with a zero as an octal value. The error occurs when the value
is not a legal octal value.

RESOLUTION
==========

Remove any leading zeros from a decimal number. To enter a decimal number
without regard to the current input radix, prefix the number with "0n" (without
the quotation marks). To enter a hexadecimal number, prefix the number with "0x"
(without the quotation marks).

Additional query words: 3.00 3.50 4.00 4.10

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Keywords          : kberrmsg kb16bitonly kbCodeView kbDebug kbVC kbprb 
Technology        : kbAudDeveloper kbCodeView kbZNotKeyword3 kbCodeView300DOS kbCodeView311DOS kbCodeView314DOS kbCodeView400DOS kbCodeView401DOS kbCodeView405DOS kbCodeView410DOS kbCodeView300 kbCodeView305 kbCodeView306 kbCodeView307 kbCodeView400 kbCodeView401 kbCodeView410
Version           : :3.0,3.05,3.06,3.07,3.11,3.14,4.0,4.01,4.05,4.1
Issue type        : kbprb

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