ML Error Messages

The error messages generated by MASM components fall into three categories:

• Fatal errors. These indicate a severe problem that prevents the utility from completing its normal process.

• Nonfatal errors. The utility may complete its process. If it does, its result is not likely to be the one you want.

• Warnings. These messages indicate conditions that may prevent you from getting the results you want.

All error messages take the following form:

Utility: Filename (Line) : [Error_type} (Code): Message_text

where:

• Utility
  The program that sent the error message.

• Filename
  The file that contains the error-generating condition.

• Line
  The approximate line where the error condition exists.

• Error_type
  Fatal Error, Error, or Warning.

• Code
  The unique 5- or 6-digit error code.

• Message_text
  A short and general description of the error condition.

See Also

Concepts

Microsoft Macro Assembler Reference