Error 1 Error A2004 Symbol Type Conflict
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Links and Website Archived Old Forum Files Links for VC and MASM 128553 Posts in 15254 Topics by 684 Members Latest Member: mottt The MASM Forum Archive 2004 to 2012 Miscellaneous Forums 16 bit DOS Programming symbol type conflict « previous next » Pages: [1] Author Topic: symbol type conflict (Read 5328 times) roze Guest symbol type conflict « on: June 07, 2010, 01:31:52 AM » hi.I have a problem with this code and i am using masm 10.plz help me.when i try to compile the code below an error begin on line 8.error A2004 symbol type conflictdseg segment para public 'data'f word ?dseg http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3747954/a2004-problem-with-masm32 endscseg segment para public 'code' assume cs:cseg,ds:dsegmain procmov ax, dseg ;Errormov ds, axmov es, axmain endpcseg endssseg segment para stack 'stack'stk byte 1024 dup ("stack ")sseg endszzzzzzseg segment para 'zzzzzz'lastbyte byte 16 dup ("?")zzzzzzseg endsend main Logged dedndave Member Posts: 12523 Re: symbol type conflict « Reply http://www.masmforum.com/board/index.php?PHPSESSID=786dd40408172108b65a5a36b09c88c0&topic=14195;prev_next=next #1 on: June 07, 2010, 01:34:07 AM » you are trying to assemble and link a 16-bit program with a 32-bit assembler/linkeractually - the assembler should be ok - it is the linker that cannot handle 16-bit codeat the end of the sub-forum list is one for 16-bit programmingsearch that subforumthere are 16-bit linker downloads, as well as batch files to perform assembly and linkingthere are also a number of 16-bit program examplesyou do not have to declare all those segments - there are shortcuts then, the data segment is best refered to as @DATAalso, you should terminate your program with...Code: mov ax,4C00h int 21h Logged japheth Guest Re: symbol type conflict « Reply #2 on: June 07, 2010, 06:44:48 AM » Quoteyyy.asm(8) : error A2004:symbol type conflictyyy.asm(22) : warning A4023:with /coff switch, leading underscore required for start address : main16-bit programs require cmdline-option /omf if Masm v7 or higher is used:ml -omf -c pgmname.asm Logged dedndave Member Posts: 12523 Re: symbol type conflict « Reply #3 on: June 08, 2010, 11:44:07 AM » hi Andrae - i think he's using version 6.14 he may need to get c:\masm32\bin into the path variableRoze - the forum search tool is your friendbut - let me see about getting a little program going to set up 16-bit assembly Logged dedndave
Welcome Guest User: Pass: Register! Resend Validation Email Forum Home Forum Assembly Programming Main Pages (3)[1]23 ( Go to first unread post ) Error A2004 & warning A4023 when assembling, error A2004: symbol type conflict & http://www.winasm.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=429 warning A4023: with /coff switch, leading underscore required for start address : Inverse. Track this http://computer-programming-forum.com/46-asm/0e447d761502ae4f.htm topic | Email this topic | Print this topic r.drops New Member Group: Members Posts: 7 Member No.: 1125 Joined: 23-March 05 Sponsored Links I have a program that can run well in the DOS format with the ML command, but when I try to assemble the code in WinAsm.... 2 Error occurs... and I don't have an idea error 1 on how to fix the error... can any one here help me out???Here are the codes and the errors output from WinAsm...0012 CODE_String SEGMENT PARA 'Code'0013 Inverse PROC FAR0014 ASSUME SS : STACK_String , DS : DATA_String , CS : CODE_String0015 MOV AX , DATA_String : :0038 Inverse ENDP0039 CODE_String ENDS 0040 END InverseD:\Assembly\HW1\902870-1.asm(15) : error A2004: symbol type conflictD:\Assembly\HW1\902870-1.asm(40) : warning A4023: with /coff switch, leading underscore required for start address : InverseI really error 1 error don't understand what is wrong here, if any one knows... plz.... help me out..... thanks shoorick Extremely Active Member Group: Admins Posts: 2331 Member No.: 160 Joined: 22-June 04 i never used ml to compile dos projects, but, try this: check: are the switches, passed to ml from winasm same as you used from command line? if not - you can adjust them in project properties. also, check forum for link16 and other 16-bit questions: this could help, i think.regards. This post has been edited by shoorick on Mar 23 2005, 06:05 AM akyprian Administrator Group: Admins Posts: 2309 Member No.: 1 Joined: 12-May 04 Welcome r.drops,If you still have problems, you can upload your project so that we can help moreAntonis r.drops New Member Group: Members Posts: 7 Member No.: 1125 Joined: 23-March 05 i don't really understand what you mean about swites and passed to ml. i 'll up load the program and the pic of the output...... Attached File ( Number of downloads: 25 ) Login or Register to download r.drops New Member Group: Members Posts: 7 Member No.: 1125 Joined: 23-March 05 here is the pic.... Attached Image 0 User(s) are reading this topic (0 Guests and 0 Anonymous Users) 0 Members: « Next Oldest | Main | Next Newest » Pages (3)[1]23 Close Topic Options Track this to
line 16 ( mov ax,data)? Thanks stack SEGMENT STACK DB 64 DUP (?) stack ENDS data SEGMENT string DB "Hello","$" return DB 0DH,0AH,'$' data ENDS code SEGMENT ASSUME cs:code,ds:data start: mov ax,data mov ds,ax lea dx,string mov ah,09h int 21h lea dx,return mov ah,09h int 21h mov ah,4ch mov al,0 int 21h code ENDS END start Fri, 22 Mar 2002 03:00:00 GMT Simon van Dong#2 / 3 "Hello World" does not work Quote:>Hello, >Why does masm32 (v 6.13) gives an error A2004:symbol type conflict on >line 16 ( mov ax,data)? >Thanks >stack SEGMENT STACK > DB 64 DUP (?) >stack ENDS >data SEGMENT >string DB "Hello","$" >return DB 0DH,0AH,'$' >data ENDS >code SEGMENT > ASSUME cs:code,ds:data >start: > mov ax,data > mov ds,ax Because plain 'data' is used by the assembler for other things. Try '_code'. You're not describing a segment, you're giving that segment a name. And, as it turns out, the name you want is already used as something else. (You could do: rose segment string DB "Hello","$"