.if statement error

[jag]

When I try this:

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.if (EXCEPTION_RECORD ptr [ecx]).ExceptionCode == EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION
I get: error A2154: syntax error in control-flow directive


BUT! If I use this syntax:

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.if [ecx][EXCEPTION_RECORD.ExceptionCode] == EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION
everything is fine.

[u]

I usually use this syntax:

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.if [ecx].EXCEPTION_RECORD.ExceptionCode==EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION

Typing additional  "( ptr )" instead of "." is too slow/bothersome :)

[jag]

Aye thanks for tip - that does look easier to type. Is there any reason why the PTR version doesn't work though?

[u]

masm's handling of rounded brackets is not ironed-out, maybe by design. Since ".if" handles bracketed statements to manage order of comparison-execution, the "( ptr )" way complicates things too much. And since the code becomes harder to read that way, it's not worthy of solving.