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Title: What does option:dotname do?
Post by: xanatose on May 21, 2016, 05:23:27 PM
Trying to find a reference for masm as MSDN documentation is lacking.

What does OPTION:DOTNAME do?
Title: Re: What does option:dotname do?
Post by: TWell on May 21, 2016, 06:03:44 PM
QuoteFor example, you may have MASM code in which the first character of a variable, macro, structure, or field name is a dot (.). Since a leading dot causes MASM to generate an error, you can use this statement in your program:

OPTION:DOTNAME
Title: Re: What does option:dotname do?
Post by: xanatose on May 21, 2016, 07:27:56 PM
Quote from: TWell on May 21, 2016, 06:03:44 PM
QuoteFor example, you may have MASM code in which the first character of a variable, macro, structure, or field name is a dot (.). Since a leading dot causes MASM to generate an error, you can use this statement in your program:

OPTION:DOTNAME
Thank you
Title: Re: What does option:dotname do?
Post by: qWord on May 22, 2016, 03:25:42 AM
MASM 6.1 Manuals/Reference: MASM_6.1_Manuals_[High_Quality_PDF].zip (http://wikisend.com/download/644460)
Title: Re: What does option:dotname do?
Post by: xanatose on May 23, 2016, 08:59:17 PM
Quote from: qWord on May 22, 2016, 03:25:42 AM
MASM 6.1 Manuals/Reference: MASM_6.1_Manuals_[High_Quality_PDF].zip (http://wikisend.com/download/644460)

Perfect. Thank you.