DOCERR: ENDM Can't Be Used to Return Value from Macro Function

 Last reviewed: October 21, 1994
Article ID: Q72705
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Macro Assembler for MS-DOS, versions 6.0, 6.0a, and 6.0b
  • Microsoft Macro Assembler for OS/2, versions 6.0, 6.0a, and 6.0b

In the online help for the Microsoft Macro Assembler (MASM) version 6.0, the definition for the MACRO directive lists the ENDM directive as taking an optional value that is returned from the macro. This is incorrect. The only way to write a macro function that returns a value is with the EXITM directive.

Additional reference words: 6.00
KBCategory: kbref kbdocerr
KBSubCategory: MASMLngIss

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Last reviewed: October 21, 1994
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