How to initialize an array of custom structs in Assembly

Asked Apr 18 '22 at 21:12

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I'm working on an assembly language project where I need to define a custom struct COORD which defines a 3-D coordinate and then define an array of COORD objects

Here is my code so far:

INCLUDE Irvine32.inc

COORD STRUCT
    X    WORD ?
    Y    WORD ?
    Z    WORD ?
COORD ENDS

.data
coordinates COORD <1, 2, 3>, <5, 10, 15>, <6, 12, 18>, <7, 14, 21>, <8, 16, 24>

When I try to build the project I get these errors:

 error A2163: non-benign structure redefinition: incorrect initializers : COORD
 error A2164: non-benign structure redefinition: too few initializers : COORD
 error A2164: non-benign structure redefinition: too few initializers : COORD
 error A2036: too many initial values for structure

So how do I go about properly defining a COORD struct that represents a 3-D coordinate and defining an array of COORD structs. If someone could please explain how to do this any why these errors are happening it would be very much appreciated.

edited Apr 19 '22 at 01:00

Peter Cordes

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asked Apr 18 '22 at 21:12

JonGrimes20

Have you tried defining just one? – Erik Eidt Apr 18 '22 at 22:00
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Is it possible that something else you are including directly or indirectly has defined `COORD` already? Try a different name as an experiment. – Michael Petch Apr 18 '22 at 22:34
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Yes, `Irvine32.inc` includes `SmallWin.inc` which already contains an incompatible definition of `COORD`. – Jester Apr 18 '22 at 23:09
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@Jester thank you for pointing that out I'll update my code and see if the issue persists – JonGrimes20 Apr 19 '22 at 01:36
@JonGrimes20 did you check if it worked after renaming the Struct? If it did, adding an answer could help future readers of the post – Lorenzo Jun 20 '22 at 16:46

How to initialize an array of custom structs in Assembly

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