Invalid syntax for conditional compiler constant declarations

Entering conditional compiler constants in an Options dialog box differs from declaring constants in code. This error has the following cause and solution:

• You used improper syntax when entering a constant declaration in the in an Options dialog box.

  The only valid syntax is a simple assignment of an integer value to the identifier. Make sure the syntax for the entry is as follows, with each constant separated by a colon (:):

  constantname = [{+ | - }]integervalue : [{+ | - }]constantname = integervalue [...]

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