Does anyone know why these code cannot be compiled by the fpc?

[TYDQ]

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1. type efi_guid=record
2.               data1:dword;
3.               data2:word;
4.               data3:word;
5.               data4:array[1..8] of byte;
6.               end;
7. const efi_loaded_image_protocol_guid:efi_guid=($5B1B31A1,$9562,$11D2,($8E,$3F,$00,$A0,$C9,$69,$72,$3B));

It seems have no problem in pascal,why these pascal code cannot be compiled and show the error that Syntax error, "identifier" expected but "ordinal const" found?

[Laksen]

The proper way to initialize a record is to name each field:

Code: Pascal  [Select][+][-]

1. const efi_loaded_image_protocol_guid:efi_guid=(data1: $5B1B31A1; data2:$9562; data3: $11D2; data4: ($8E,$3F,$00,$A0,$C9,$69,$72,$3B));

A nice shortcut if you use instead the inbuilt TGuid is that you can write:

Code: Pascal  [Select][+][-]

1. const efi_loaded_image_protocol_guid: TGuid = '{5B1B31A1-9562-11D2-8E3F-00A0C969723B}';

[TYDQ]

The proper way to initialize a record is to name each field:

Code: Pascal  [Select][+][-]

1. const efi_loaded_image_protocol_guid:efi_guid=(data1: $5B1B31A1; data2:$9562; data3: $11D2; data4: ($8E,$3F,$00,$A0,$C9,$69,$72,$3B));

A nice shortcut if you use instead the inbuilt TGuid is that you can write:

Code: Pascal  [Select][+][-]

1. const efi_loaded_image_protocol_guid: TGuid = '{5B1B31A1-9562-11D2-8E3F-00A0C969723B}';

Thank you,Problem solved.