Article: Q73194
Product(s): Microsoft Programming Utilities
Version(s): 1.0
Operating System(s):
Keyword(s):
Last Modified: 02-NOV-2001
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The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Macro Assembler (MASM), version 1.0
- Microsoft Macro Assembler for MS-DOS version 6.0, running under OS/2, version 1.0
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SUMMARY
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The Microsoft C to MASM Include File Translator (H2INC) can be used to convert C
header files to MASM include files. In most cases, it will convert all C data
types and structures into their MASM equivalent. However, H2INC will not convert
initialized C variables to initialized MASM variables.
MORE INFORMATION
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Page 441 of the "Microsoft Macro Assembler Programmer's Guide" states that H2INC
will not translate static variables, but does not mention that initialized
variables are not translated either. When a variable is initialized in a C
header file, H2INC translates it to an external MASM declaration, rather than
creating a MASM declaration with the initial value.
For example, a C header file of the form
char a = 'a';
int b = 100;
.
.
.
is converted to a MASM include file of the form:
EXTERNDEF a:SBYTE
EXTERNDEF b:SWORD
.
.
.
This is expected behavior for H2INC.
Additional query words: kbinf 6.00 6.00a 6.00b 6.10 1.00 1.10
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Keywords :
Technology : kbMASMsearch kbAudDeveloper kbZNotKeyword3 kbMASM600DOS kbMASM100
Version : :1.0
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