NASM 'import' directive failing with "Expected an instruction" error?

Well, the title says it all. It's like "import" doesn't exists at all, but it's documented in the official manual. It worked before.. Has someone had this problem?

NO ONE had this problem?

For example:

Code:

---

[BITS 32]

SEGMENT .idata
    extern _printf
    import printf msvcrt.dll _printf
    extern _ExitProcess
    import ExitProcess kernel32.dll _ExitProcess


SEGMENT .data
    fmt db "%d\0"


SEGMENT .text
    global main
main:
    push word 100
    push [fmt]
    call printf
    add ebp, byte 8

    push 1
    call ExitProcess

---

I get the mentioned error at the 'import' lines.

Found the mistake.. 'import' only works with the 'obj' format. That format has problems with LD and some other linkers so I've used ALINK for producing an .exe. Works like a charm. :)

Yea, I have also ended up using ALINK to make win32 binaries -- using the 'extern' directive to specify externals. I suppose the import format you have is similar. I also found that gcc would link the binaries but I could not get win32 api linkage using the gcc. Also, I use these import libraries on the alink website Download page and they do not work in the gcc

Did you get both the CRT printf and the Win32 functions working? I can't get them to both work same time for these issues