Declare local storage to build more than 4 bytes x86 MASM

Question

There seems to be no way to declare 1 variable that can get more than 4 bytes allocated to the stack in x86 Assembly MASM, I find my store this way

;METHOD 1
method1 PROC stdcall uses eax ebx, val1:dword
     LOCAL tempString, dTemp

I tried to allocate bytes like this:

;METHOD 1
method1 PROC stdcall uses eax ebx, val1:dword
     LOCAL tempString byte 12 dup(?)
     LOCAL dTemp

but it throws an error A2008: syntax error : byte

How can I allocate storage for one variable that got more than 4 bytes allocated to the stack?

How .. I don't understand why I can't just allocate a byte string?

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Chisx Apr 18 '15 at 5:41

1 answer

Chisx · Answer 1 · 2015-04-18T06:05:06+0000

You can just allocate multiple bytes with this syntax:

strTemp[12]:byte

The above statement would allocate 12 bytes onto the stack identified by the strtemp identifier .