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     NMAKE Fatal Error U1033
 
     syntax error : 'string' unexpected
 
     The given string is not part of the valid syntax for a makefile.
 
     The following are examples of causes and results of this error:
 
        ■ If the closing set of angle brackets for an inline file are
          not at the beginning of a line, the following error occurs:
 
               syntax error : 'EOF' unexpected
 
        ■ If a macro definition in the makefile contained an equal sign
          (=) without a preceding name or if the name being defined is
          a macro that expands to nothing, the following error occurs:
 
               syntax error : '=' unexpected
 
        ■ If the semicolon (;) in a comment line in TOOLS.INI is not at
          the beginning of the line, the following error occurs:
 
               syntax error : ';' unexpected
 
        ■ If the makefile has been formatted by a word processor, the
          following error can occur:
 
               syntax error : ':' unexpected
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