Q30420

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Q30420: LOCAL Directive Gives Misleading Error without .MODEL Language

Article: Q30420
Version(s): 5.10
Operating System: MS-DOS
Flags: ENDUSER | buglist5.10
Last Modified: 23-MAY-1988

The LOCAL directive may give a misleading error message without
specifying a language on the .MODEL directive.
   The error message "Extra characters on line" is generated on the
LOCAL directive in the following code:

.MODEL small
.code
main    proc
        local first:word
        mov ax,4c00h
        int 21h
main    endp
        end main

   The example will work correctly if you change ".MODEL small" to
".MODEL small,c'".

   Microsoft is researching this problem and will post new information
as it becomes available.