PRB: CXX0004: Syntax Error Can Be Caused by a Leading Zero

 Last reviewed: July 17, 1997
Article ID: Q67160
3.00 3.11 3.14 4.0x 4.10 | 3.00 3.1x 3.50 | 3.x 4.0x 4.10 4.25 
MS-DOS                   | OS/2           | WINDOWS
kbtool kberrmsg kbprb

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, and 4.1
  • Microsoft CodeView for OS/2, versions 3.0, 3.11, 3.12, and 3.5
  • Microsoft CodeView for Windows, versions 3.0, 3.05, 3.06, 3.07, 4.0, 4.01, and 4.1
  • Microsoft CodeView for Win32s, version 4.25

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 quotation marks). To enter a hexadecimal number, prefix the number with "0x" (without quotation marks).

Additional reference words: 3.00 3.50 4.00 4.10
KBCategory: kbtool kberrmsg kbprb
KBSubcategory: CvwIss
Keywords : CvwIss kb16bitonly kberrmsg kbprb kbtool
Version : 3.00 3.11 3.14 4.0x 4.10 | 3.00
Platform : MS-DOS OS/2 WINDOWS

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Last reviewed: July 17, 1997
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