How to initialize big arrays: error A2042:statement too complex

[becoolnike]

I am trying to initialize this array 10 by 10, but the masm compilers trows an error. Syntax too complex!

My background is c/c++. I find very weird the limitations of MASM.

this is how i am trying to initialize the array:

pic1 byte 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, \
          1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, \
          1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, \
          1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, \
          1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, \
          1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, \
          1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, \
          1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, \
          1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, \
          1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1

[MichaelW]

You're running up against a line-length limitation. Either of these should work:

Code Select Expand


      pic1 byte 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1
           byte 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1
           byte 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1
           byte 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1
           byte 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1
           byte 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1
           byte 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1
           byte 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1
           byte 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1
           byte 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1

      pic2 byte 10*10 dup(1)


[becoolnike]

It works! Thanks a lot Mike!

[jj2007]

Caution with the sizeof operator: pic1=10, pic2=100 bytes. This is because only the line behind the label is being considered when calculating sizeof pic1.

[dedndave]

you can solve that by rolling your own...

Code Select Expand

pic1       byte 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1
           byte 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1
           byte 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1
           byte 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1
           byte 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1
           byte 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1
           byte 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1
           byte 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1
           byte 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1
           byte 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1
SIZEOFpic1 EQU $-pic1