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    ASCII string storage directive

    Format

      .ASCII  quoted-literal

1  –  Parameters

 quoted-literal

    An ASCII string delimited with double quotes.

2  –  Description

    .ASCII stores the ASCII value of each character in the ASCII
    string or the value of each byte expression in the next available
    byte.

3  –  Notes

    o  You can only use this directive within data or mixed psects
       (psects that have either the NOEXE or MIX attributes).

    o  This directive also accepts VAX MACRO syntax. See the
       VAX MACRO and Instruction Set Reference Manual for details.

4  –  Examples

        .ASCII "MY STRING"
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