Tasm Error Messages

Binary operator where value expected

Two of TASM's binary operators are used in a row:

	LD	A,6 + / 3

Cannot malloc for label storage

TASM has run out of memory for any more labels.

Duplicate label

A label or manifest constant already exists.

stuff	.equ	20
stuff:

File name too short

You have specified a file name that is fewer than three characters.

Forward reference in equate

You are using a manifest constant on the right side of an equate, and that constant is not defined until later in the code.

stuff	.equ	more_stuff
more_stuff	.equ	20

Heap overflow on label definition

TASM has run out of memory for any more labels.

Imbalanced conditional

There is a mismatch between the number of #ifs and the number of #endifs.

Invalid operand

The first character for an instruction operand was a left parenthesis, but indirection is illegal for the instruction.

Invalid token where value expected

There are two binary operators in a row.

Label too long

A label is composed of more than 31 characters.

Label not found

You have used a manifest constant that has not yet been defined.

Label must pre-exist for SET

• You have tried to equate whitespace.

  	.equ	20

• You have used SET on a manifest constant that doesn't exist.

Label table overflow

There are too many labels.

Macro expansion too long

A macro expansion yielded a line of code that was too long.

Max number of nested conditionals exceeded

There are too many #if levels.

Maximum number of args exceeded

Too many arguments were passed to a macro.

Maximum number of macros exceeded

There are too many #define directives.

No END directive before EOF

The source file did not have a .end followed by a newline.

No files specified

No source file was supplied to assemble.

No terminating quote

A text string did not get a terminating double quote.

No indirection for this instruction

An operand has parentheses around it when it shouldn't.

Range of argument exceeded

The offset for an index register is outside signed 8-bit range.

Range of relative branch exceeded

The target for JR or DJNZ is more than 128 bytes away.

Source file open error

TASM couldn't open the file to assemble, usually because it was misspelled.

Unrecognized directive

A statement starting with . or # is not a TASM directive.

Unrecognized instruction

A statement uses an assembler mnemonic that doesn't exist.

Unrecognized argument

A statement uses an invalid operand.

Unknown token

Symbols with no meaning were encountered in an expression.

Unused data in MS byte of argument

The most significant byte of an argument was left unused.