Part 1: Answers to Even-

Numbered Review Ques-

tions
CHAPTER 1
2. One-to-one.
4. Hardware device driver. Telecommunications program. Computer game.
Embedded systems program, such as a controller for an automobile's fuel injection
system.
6. There is a close interaction between assembly language programs and the
operating system, and assembly programs frequently call operating system
functions.
8. Yes, later processors always run programs written for earlier processors within the
same family.
10. The assembler produces an object file (extension .obj), and the linker reads the
object file and produces an executable file (extension .exe).
12. Assembly language is too detailed, and it does not have the high-level logic
structures built into the language. Large applications would take too long to write.
14. A device driver is a specialized program that acts as a communication link
between a hardware device and other programs. It is executed by the operating
system.
16. The op code is 05.
18. (a) yes (b) no
20. (a) B5h = 181 (b) 17h = 23
22. (a) CF57 = 53,079 (b) EC0A = 60,426
24. X = 58h (01011000) Y = 59h (01011001)
26. +16 is 00010000, so –16 is 11110000. (This question should have been: "What is
the twos complement notation of –16 in binary?"
28. A byte is the smallest.
30. In decimal, 2 16 is 65,536.
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CHAPTER 2
2. Protected mode prevents a bug in one program from affecting other programs
running at the same time. Almost any applications can benefit. For example, a
word processing program that crashes does not prevent a graphics drawing
program from continuing to run at the same time. Or, two programs monitoring
output information from separate machines in a manufacturing system can operate
independently of each other.
4. Expanded memory was designed to allow large data blocks such as spreadsheets
and documents to be kept in memory. This data could be kept in memory above
the 640K barrier imposed by DOS.
6. Conventional memory can only be accessed by the system bus, because it is
external to the CPU. The system bus is much slower than the CPU, forcing the
latter to wait for requested data.
8. BX is called a base register and BP is called a base pointer.
10. The CS register holds the base location of all executable instructions (code) in a
program. The DS register is the default base location for variables. The CPU
calculates their locations using the segment value in DS. The SS register contains
the base location of the stack. The ES register is an additional base location for
memory variables.
12. The CX register is used as a loop counter.
14. The CS (code segment) register.
16. The BP register.
18. Control flags: Interrupt flag, Trap flag, and Direction flag.
20. The Carry flag singals unsigned overflow.
22. The Parity flag. If there is an even number of bits, the Parity is even. If there is an
odd number of bits, the Parity is odd.
24. The interrupt vector table.
26. No, because the two adapters have different base addresses.
28. The stack segment is the base location of the stack, pointed to by the SS register.
30. Absolute.
32. The CS and IP registers.
34. Right after reading the config.sys file during the DOS boot sequence.
36. AX = 1234h, BX = 15FAh

CHAPTER 3
2. Assembly language mnemonic example: MOV
4. Yes, following the instruction.
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6. Microsoft CodeView and Borland Turbo Debugger.

8. Code example:
add cx,bx

10. Segment and the offset.

12. Integer constants: 101b, 36, 0AB5h, 4327q.
14. COUNT = 20
16. Examples of string constants:
"Sample string"
'Another sample'
"Sample with 'embedded' quotes"
'Sample with "embedded" quotes' (alternate form)

18. The first line should end with a \ character:

extrn Writestring:proc, Clrscr:proc, \
Readint:proc

20. A directive is a statement that affects either the program listing or the way
machine code is generated. An instruction is only executed at runtime.
22. Identifier names may contain the following special characters: ?, _ (underscore),
@, $, . (period).
24. Examples of labels:
L1:
Start:
Begin_loop:
??0001:

26. (quote) Segments are the building blocks of programs: The code segment is where
program instructions are stored; the data segment contains all variables, and the
stack segment contains the program's runtime stack. The extra segment can be
used for any purpose, usually data.
28. Code example:
mov ax,@data
mov ds,ax

30. immediate.
32. The ENDP directive.
34. a. register, immediate
b. register, direct
c. register, immediate
d. register, indirect
36. Code example:
filename db "myfile.dta"
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38. Code example:

array dw 500 dup(1000h)

40. To clarify what the book said, IP can never be a destination operand. Segment
registers can be destination operands, only if the source operand is a general-
purpose register such as AX, BX, CX, DX, SI, BP, or DI.
42. Code example:
arrayptr dw intarray

44. AX = 0100h

CHAPTER 4
2. The assembler can create two files, proj1.lst and proj1.obj.
4. The R indicates that the operand is segment relocatable.
6. No, test.obj must be linked to produce the file test.exe.
8. Memory models: tiny, small, compact, medium, large, huge. (Optional: flat).
10. Each page of the listing file containes 55 vertical lines and 132 vertical columns.
12. A label outside the current module is external.
14. Referring to the example, if the code segment starts at 18400h, the data segment
starts at 18430 and the stack starts at 18440.
16. Type Length Size
var1 4 5 20
var2 2 10 20
var3 1 1 1
msg 1 1 1

18. PTR is required because the notation [si] does not indicate the memory operand's
size.
20. No, the program will halt before label L2 is reached.
22. Errors:
Line 5: Change .data to .code.
Line 6: Insert the following two lines:
mov ax,@data
mov ds,ax
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Line 8: Remove the ", 1" from the INC instruction.

Line 9: Transpose lines 9 and 10.
Line 12: Change to .data.
Line 13: Insert DW after value1.
Line 14: Insert DW after value2.

24. a. AX = 003Ah
b. BX = 0120h
c. BX = 003Ah
d. AX = 011Eh
e. ptr2 = 003Ah

CHAPTER 5
2. A software interrupt is activated when a program executes the INT instruction.
4. The numbers in the interrupt vector table are 32-bit pointers to interrupt service
routines that are either part of the operating system or have been installed by
software applications.
6. Because each computer has slightly different hardware, with devices made by
different manufacturers. An application program would be enormously complex if
it had to take into account all the possible hardware configurations of the
computers running the program.
8. DOS function calls are more hardware compatible than BIOS interrupts, and they
are part of the memory-resident part of DOS.
10. Redirection provides flexibility to users that want programs to read input/output
data from various sources.
12. NUL.
14. Code example:
.data
message db 'Hello, world!$' (1)
.code
mov ax,@data (2)
mov ds,ax
mov ah,9 ; string output (3)
mov dx,offset message (4)
int 21h

16. Use INT 16h when reading extended keys from the keyboard.
18. The chapter suggests using INT 21h function 6. (INT 16h can also be used.)
20. The carriage return (0Dh) character.
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22. Choose any four colors, such as blue on white (0F1h).

24. Function 0Ah: Write a character only (no attribute) at the current cursor position.
26. Code example:
mov ah,1
mov ch,3
mov cl,4
int 10h

28. Code example:

mov ah,6
mov al,0
mov ch,0
mov cl,0
mov dh,0
mov dl,0
mov bh,70h ; reverse video
int 10h

30. prog1 > prn

32. The stack grows downward when a value is pushed.

CHAPTER 6
2. Unsigned comparisons use the Carry and Zero flags.
4. The JCXZ instruction.
6. The JB instruction jumps base on unsigned comparison. The JL instruction is
based on signed comparisons.
8. The JB instruction will be executed if the Carry flag is set.
10. Both AL and BL equal 3Fh. (The usual prologue code of mov ax,@data \ mov
ds,ax is assumed to have been executed.)
12. AL = 01 and BL = 0CAh.
14. CX = 0268h, DX = 01FEh, SI = (offset val2), val2 = 3FD7h.

CHAPTER 7
2. The C and C++ languages contain bitwise shift operators, << and >>.
4. The ROL instruction copies the highest bit into the Carry flag and the lowest bit
position. RCL, which is similar, copies the Carry flag into the lowest bit position.
6. The SAR instruction shifts to the right and replicates the Sign bit.
8. Code example:
shr al,1
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jnc next
or al,10000000b
next:

10. Code example:

shr ax,4 ; multiply by 16

12. Code example:

; Multiply AL by 12: (AL * 8) + (AL * 4)
mov dl,al ; save copy of AL
shl al,3 ; multiply by 8
mov cl,al ; save result
mov al,dl ; get new copy of AL
shl al,2 ; multiply by 4
add cl,al ; add to sum
mov al,cl ; AL = AL * 12

14. ROR DL,4 (or, ROL DL,4)

16. Code examples:
; The following instructions shift AX one bit to the right
; and copy the shifted bit into the highest bit
; position of BX:
shr ax,1
jnc next
or bx,8000h
next:

; It is not possible to do the same with only a single

; instruction on the 80486. The closest match is the following:
; The SHRD instruction shifts BX one bit to the right
; and fills its highest bit position with the least significant
; bit of AX:
shrd bx,ax,1
18. Table:
Field Mask Shift Width
fld1 F000h 0Ch 4
fld2 0D00h 9 3
fld3 01C0h 6 3
fld4 003Fh 0 6
20. Code example: Subtracting val1 from val2 will yield a negative number, of course.
One improvement made to the sample code was to use a single index register to
refer to all three operands:
mov ax,@data ; init data segment
mov ds,ax
mov cx,8 ; loop counter: 8 bytes
mov si,0 ; set index to start
clc ; clear carry flag
top:
mov al,byte ptr val2[si] ; AL = val2
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sbb al,byte ptr val1[si] ; subtract val1 from AL

mov byte ptr result[si],al ; store the result
inc si
loop top
22. DX = 0002h and AX = 2200h.
24. After the division DX = 0004 (the remainder), and AX = 0123h (the quotient).
26. Code example that multiplies –5 by 3:
mov al,-5
mov bl,3
imul bl
mov val1,ax

28. Code example that divides 20000000h by 10h. We avoid a divide overflow
condition by performing 16-bit division on the upper word of the quotient first.
The remainder from this operation is added to the lower word of the quotient, and
16-bit division is performed again:
dividend dd 20000000h
result_lo dw 0
result_hi dw 0
.code
main proc
mov ax,@data ; init data segment
mov ds,ax
mov dx,0
mov ax,word ptr dividend+2 ; high word of dividend
mov bx,10h ; divisior
div bx ; ax = quotient, dx = remainder
mov result_hi,ax ; quotient, high word
mov ax,word ptr dividend ; low word of dividend
div bx ; ax = quotient, dx = remainder
mov result_lo,ax ; quotient, low word

CHAPTER 8
2. Code example:
mPushData macro
push ax
push bx
push cx
push dx
endm

mPopData macro
pop dx
pop cx
pop bx
pop ax
endm

4. Code example:
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mReadArray macro Array, numWords

local L1
mov cx,numWords
mov si,offset Array

L1:
call Readint ; input integer into AX
call Crlf
mov [si],ax
add si,2
loop L1
endm

6. Code example:
mTestJump macro dest,source,result,label
test dest,source
j&result label
endm

8. Code example. Arguments passed to this macro must be constants:

row = 12h
col = 16h
mLocate -2,20
(no code generated)

mLocate 10,20
0005 BB 0000 1 mov bx,0
0008 B4 02 1 mov ah,2
000A B6 14 1 mov dh,20
000C B2 0A 1 mov dl,10
000E CD 10 1 int 10h

mLocate row,col
0010 BB 0000 1 mov bx,0
0013 B4 02 1 mov ah,2
0015 B6 16 1 mov dh,col
0017 B2 12 1 mov dl,row
0019 CD 10 1 int 10h

10. Code example:

db 0,0,0,100
db 0,0,0,20
db 0,0,0,30

CHAPTER 9
2. The hexadecimal contents of ASCII 4096 would be 31h,30h,39h, and 36h.
4. No, XLAT can only work with tables of 8-bit values.
6. XLAT does not affect the flags.
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8. AL = 37h, the value at offset 6 in the table. (The offset of ptr1, by the way, is
irrelevant.)
10. To convert 302h (770d) from binary to ASCII decimal, we repeatedly divide the
number by 10 and take each remainder as one of the resulting ASCII digits:
770 / 10 = 77 remainder 0 (convert to "0")
77 / 10 =7 remainder 7 (convert to "7")
7 / 10 =0 remainder 7 (convert to "7")
12. Converting ASCII "3F62" to binary requires multiplying each digit by 16:
(Sum * 16) + digit = Sum
(0* 16) + 3 = 3
(3* 16) + F = 63
(63 * 16) + 6 = 1014
(1014 * 16) + 2 = 16226
14. DS = 1234h and SI = ABCDh.
16. Code Example:
.data
inputlist db 5,26,45,96,88,128
COUNT = ($ - inputList)

validchars db 32 dup(0) ; invalid chars: 0-31

db 96 dup(0FFh) ; valid chars: 32-127
db 128 dup(0) ; invalid chars: 128-255

.code
include library.inc

main proc
mov ax,@data ; init data segment
mov ds,ax

mov bx,offset validchars

mov si,offset inputlist
mov cx,COUNT

getchar:
mov al,[si]
mov dl,al ; save the character
xlat validchars ; look up in table
cmp al,0FFh ; valid character?
jne next ; no: get next character
mov ah,2 ; display char in DL
int 21h
next:
inc si
loop getchar
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18. If AX equals 600h (1536d) before the loop starts, the value in DX each time the
loop repeats is the remainder after dividing by 10: { 6, 3, 5, 1 }

CHAPTER 10
2. The longer string is truncated to the available space in the shorter string's storage
area.
4. REP should be used. It automatically decrements CX.
6. DI will equal 000Bh.
8. Code example:
mov ax,@data ; init data segment
mov ds,ax
mov es,ax

lookforit:
std ; direction = down
mov al,'@' ; AL = byte to be found
mov di,offset bigstring ; get string offset
add di,biglen
dec di ; point to last byte
mov cx,biglen
repnz scasb ; repeat while NZ
inc di ; adjust DI when found

CHAPTER 11
2. Explanations of error codes:
ErrorNum/Function Explanation
0Fh -> 0Eh Trying to set default drive to nonexistent drive.
15h -> 36h Diskette was not in drive.
0Fh -> 47h Trying to get current directory of nonexistent drive.
03h -> 3Bh Trying to set current directory to nonexistent path.
05h -> 39h Trying to create subdirectory using the same name as an
existing directory or file.
10h -> 3Ah Trying to remove the current subdirectory.

4. Sector 33 (see Table 4).

6. It will take up 1 cluster, or 512 bytes (see Table 3).
8. The file has been deleted.
10. Date stamp for July 3, 1983:
year = 0000011 (1983)
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month = 0111 (7)

day = 00011 (3)

12. A value of 2Eh indicates that the filename starts with a period. The parent
directory, for example, is indicated by a filename of "..". In DOS you move to the
parent directory by typing the following command:
CD ..

14. File size = 00000020h, starting cluster = 0004h.

16. You need to adjust the stack pointer after calling INT 25h, with the following
instruction:
add sp,2

18. A value of 18h indicates a volume or directory name, which the program does not
display.
20. Code example: AX contains the previous cluster number, and DX contains the
offset into the FAT. Calculate the new cluster number and place it in AX. We
assume that DX contains the offset of the new cluster number, which might have
been calculated as follows:
mov dx,ax ; copy the number
shr dx,1 ; divide by 2
add dx,ax ; new cluster offset

Now we can use the offset in DX to obtain the new cluster number:
mov bx,dx ; use a base register
mov dx,fattable[bx] ; DX = new cluster value
shr ax,1 ; old cluster even?
jc E1 ; no: keep high 12 bits
and dx,0FFFh ; yes: keep low 12 bits
jmp E2
E1: shr dx,4 ; shift 4 bits to the right
E2: mov ax,dx ; return new cluster number

CHAPTER 12
2. Yes, function 3Ch creates the file for both input and ouput. The read-only
attribute only applies after the file is closed.
4. Error explanations:
· Rename file, Error 3: The new filename path contains directories that do not
exist.
· Delete file, Error 5: Access denied, meaning that the file is currently in use or its
read-only attribute bit is set.
· Set date/time, Error 6: An invalid file handle indicates that the file has not been
opened.
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· Remove directory, Error 10h: You cannot remove the current directory.
· Rename file, Error 11h: Not same device. A file cannot be rename across disk
boundaries.
· Find first matching file, Error 12h: No more file handles can be opened.
6. No, when you delete a file, all you need is its file handle.
8. An invalid file handle was used when trying to read the file. The file handle must
match that of a file that is currently open for input or input/output.
10. The buffer will contain "1234567890". Note: 0Dh and 0Ah are only inserted in
the buffer if the user types fewer than 10 characters before pressing the Enter key.
12. Yes, the file pointer is updated automatically.
14. Yes, the file pointer can be moved using Function 42h.
16. The offset would be 50 x 19, which equals 950.
18. 11000101: store = 6 department = 5
00101001: store = 1 department = 9
01010101: store = 2 department = 21

CHAPTER 13
2. An underscore character is prepended to all external names.
4. Near.
6. Yes, certain registers must be preserved. The requirements will vary among
different compilers written for the same language.
8. The calling program adds a value to the stack pointer that restores it to its state
before the subroutine arguments were pushed on the stack.
10. The C linker is case-sensitive, so any names exported by the assembly language
module must be recognized by the linker.
12. Near calls are required by the tiny, small, and compact memory models.
14. The flat memory model.
16. Stack frame, 1 parameter passed by far reference, large model. Let us assume that
the current value of SP is F002. The parameter segment and offset were pushed
first, then the segment:offset return address, then BP:
SS:F00A SS:F008 SS:F006 SS:F004 SS:F002
(paramSeg) (paramOfs) (returnSeg) (returnOfs) BP

18. The __fastcall calling method uses registers for all parameters, rather than
pushing parameters on the stack.
20. Inline assembly code is assembly language source code inserted into the body of
any C++ procedure. A C++ inline function, on the other hand, is an entire function
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written in C++ whose machine code is inserted into a C++ program at the point at
which procedure is called. The latter approach eliminates the overhead of calling
and returning from the function.
22. Inline code is not portable to different computer systems, so its enclosing C++
program is also not portable.
24. Yes.
26. Yes.
28. No.
30. Yes.
32. Yes.
34. It returns a count of the number of elements in the array.
36. If the C++ compiler is allowed to mangle the names used in subroutine calls, the
linker cannot match these names to the names of external subroutines.
38. int = 2, enum = 2, float = 4, double = 8.
40. Code example:
mov eax,[bp+6]

42. No significant difference was found in the code generation.

CHAPTER 14
2. A pointer variable might contain the address of an array, and be used to iterate
over the array members. A pointer might contain the address of a procedure, and a
program could call the procedure via the pointer. Pointers are also used when
passing arguments to procedures by reference.
4. Both instructions move the same value to SI. The first, using OFFSET, moves an
immediate value that must be known at assembly time. The second instruction,
using LEA, is able to determine the location of a variable at runtime, and is
therefore more flexible.
6. The CLI instruction, which clears the Interrupt flag, disables hardware interrupts
until the flag is later set. This is done by system procedures that handle requests
from hardware devices. It is important that no other devices interrupt these
procedures until they have finished. (This information was taken from Chapter 15,
p. 545.)
8. HLT suspends a program until a hardware interrupt occurs. WAIT suspends the
main CPU until a coprocessor signals that it has completed an operation.
10. Errors:
a. Immediate port address must be between 0 and 255.
b. Second operand must be AL or AX.
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c. First operand must be AL or AX. Second operand must be immediate value or

DX.
d. Operands are reversed, and the immediate operand must be between 0 and 255.
12. Variables should not be in the code segment because the CPU will assume their
offsets are from the segment pointed to by the DS register.
14. The ESC instruction passes an instruction and/or operand to the floating-point
coprocessor. It is automatically inserted by the assembler into a program's object
code before each floating-point instruction.
16. The segment identified as type 'STACK' is used when intializing the SS register
when the program is loaded into memory.
18. In a COM program, CS is set to the starting location of the program segment
prefix (PSP). In an EXE program, CS contains the location of the next byte
following the PSP.
20. The EXE header record specifies the minmum number of paragraphs required by
the program. This is used when allocating memory.
22. The segment_B will begin at location 0F110h, the next even paragraph boundary.
24. A near call pushes the current location counter on the stack and loads the 16-bit
offset of the called procedure into IP. A far call pushes the current code segment
and location counter on the stack and loads CS and IP with the segment and offset
of the called procedure. The far call takes longer because of the greater number of
values that have to be pushed and loaded.
26. Code example with corrections. The assembler caught errors 1-3, and the linker
caught error 4:
title Segment Example

cseg segment 'CODE' ; error 1

assume ds:dseg, ss:sseg ; error 2
main proc
mov ax,dseg
mov ds,ax
mov bx,value1+2
jmp L1
push ax
pop ax
L1: mov ax,4C00h
int 21h
main endp
cseg ends

dseg segment
value1 dw 1000h,2000h
dseg ends ; error 3

sseg segment STACK ; error 4

db 100h dup('S')
sseg ends
end main
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28. Transient programs are loaded into memory long enough to be executed, and then
the memory they occupied is released when they finish.
30. A copy of the DOS command tail is stored at offset 80h in the program segment
prefix area (at the beginning of the program).
32. Load module.

CHAPTER 15
2. The 8253 Programmable Interval Timer/Counter.
4. The control unit (also called the bus interface unit).
6. The arithmetic logic unit (ALU).
8. The control unit.
10. Code examples:
dd +1.5E+02 ; decimal short real
dd 3F800000r ; encoded short real
dq +1.5E+10 ; decimal long real
dq 3F00000000000000r ; encoded long real
dt 123456789012345678 ; 10-byte real in BCD format
dq 123456789d ; 8-byte decimal integer

12. Interrupt 9.
14. File I/O has a lower priority than keyboard I/O, so the key will be placed in the
buffer first.
16. It is store at segment 0, offset 10h x 4, which is 0000:0040h.
18. Math coprocessor instructions cannot reference the main CPU registers.
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Part 2: Solutions to Pro-

gramming Exercises
CHAPTER 2

Chapt 2 Ex 1: Testing Registers

-a 100
1D99:0100 mov ax,1
1D99:0103 mov bx,2
1D99:0106 mov cx,3
1D99:0109 mov dx,4
1D99:010C mov si,5
1D99:010F mov di,6
1D99:0112 mov bp,7
1D99:0115 mov sp,8

The following registers do not accept immediate values:

1D99:0115 mov ds,8

^ Error
1D99:0115 mov es,8
^ Error
1D99:0115 mov cs,8
^ Error
1D99:0115 mov ss,8
^ Error
1D99:0115 mov ss,8
^ Error
1D99:0115 mov ip,8
^ Error

Immediate values cannot be assigned to segment registers or to IP.

Chapt 2 Ex 2: Display the ROM BIOS Date

-d FFFF:0005
FFFF:0000 30 31 2F-33 30 2F 39 36 00 FC 00 01/30/96...

Chapt 2 Ex 3: Carry Flag

-a 100
1D99:0100 mov al,ff
1D99:0102 add al,1
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1D99:0104 mov bx,1

1D99:0107 sub bx,2
1D99:010A
-r
AX=0000 BX=0000 CX=0000 DX=0000 SP=FFEE BP=0000 SI=0000 DI=0000
DS=1D99 ES=1D99 SS=1D99 CS=1D99 IP=0100 NV UP EI PL NZ NA PO NC
1D99:0100 B0FF MOV AL,FF
-t

AX=00FF BX=0000 CX=0000 DX=0000 SP=FFEE BP=0000 SI=0000 DI=0000

DS=1D99 ES=1D99 SS=1D99 CS=1D99 IP=0102 NV UP EI PL NZ NA PO NC
1D99:0102 0401 ADD AL,01
-t

AX=0000 BX=0000 CX=0000 DX=0000 SP=FFEE BP=0000 SI=0000 DI=0000

DS=1D99 ES=1D99 SS=1D99 CS=1D99 IP=0104 NV UP EI PL ZR AC PE CY
1D99:0104 BB0100 MOV BX,0001
-t

AX=0000 BX=0001 CX=0000 DX=0000 SP=FFEE BP=0000 SI=0000 DI=0000

DS=1D99 ES=1D99 SS=1D99 CS=1D99 IP=0107 NV UP EI PL ZR AC PE CY
1D99:0107 83EB02 SUB BX,+02
-t

AX=0000 BX=FFFF CX=0000 DX=0000 SP=FFEE BP=0000 SI=0000 DI=0000

DS=1D99 ES=1D99 SS=1D99 CS=1D99 IP=010A NV UP EI NG NZ AC PE CY

Chapt 2 Ex 4: ROM BIOS Area

-r ds
DS 1D99
:F000
-d 0 FF
F000:0000 41 4D 49 42 49 4F 53 28-43 29 41 4D 49 30 32 2F AMIBIOS(C)AMI02/
F000:0010 30 32 2F 31 39 39 35 20-44 61 74 65 3A 2D 30 32 02/1995 Date:-02
F000:0020 2F 30 32 2F 39 35 20 28-43 29 31 39 38 35 2D 31 /02/95 (C)1985-1
F000:0030 39 39 32 2C 41 4D 49 41-6D 65 72 69 63 61 6E 20 992,AMIAmerican
F000:0040 4D 65 67 61 74 72 65 6E-64 73 20 49 6E 63 2E 2C Megatrends Inc.,
F000:0050 28 43 29 31 39 39 33 2D-31 39 39 35 2C 20 49 6E (C)1993-1995, In
F000:0060 74 65 6C 20 43 6F 72 70-6F 72 61 74 69 6F 6E 43 tel CorporationC
F000:0070 6F 70 79 72 69 67 68 74-20 49 6E 74 65 6C 20 43 opyright Intel C
F000:0080 6F 72 70 6F 72 61 74 69-6F 6E 41 6C 6C 20 52 69 orporationAll Ri
F000:0090 67 68 74 73 20 52 65 73-65 72 76 65 64 2E 41 6C ghts Reserved.Al
F000:00A0 6C 20 50 72 6F 64 75 63-74 20 6E 61 6D 65 73 20 l Product names
F000:00B0 61 72 65 20 74 72 61 64-65 6D 61 72 6B 73 20 6F are trademarks o
F000:00C0 66 20 74 68 65 69 72 20-72 65 73 70 65 63 74 69 f their respecti
F000:00D0 76 65 20 43 6F 6D 70 61-6E 69 65 73 2E 00 00 00 ve Companies....
F000:00E0 66 60 2E A0 F3 04 E8 32-03 0F B6 C0 50 B4 00 B0 f`.....2....P...
F000:00F0 01 BB 0B 00 B9 00 00 66-33 FF 66 33 F6 E9 BC E9 .......f3.f3....

Chapt 2 Ex 5: Dumping Memory Variables

-E 200 36
CHAPTER 2 19

-A 100
1D99:0100 MOV DL,[200]
1D99:0104 MOV [201],DL

-D 200,201 (before executing the program)

1D99:0200 36 FF

-T
-T
-D 200,201
1D99:0200 36 36 (after executing the program)

Chapt 2 Ex 6: Overflow Flag

-A 100
1D99:0100 MOV AL,7F (+127)
1D99:0102 ADD AL,1
1D99:0104
-T

AX=007F BX=0000 CX=0000 DX=0000 SP=FFEE BP=0000 SI=0000 DI=0000

DS=1D99 ES=1D99 SS=1D99 CS=1D99 IP=0102 NV UP EI PL NZ NA PO NC
1D99:0102 0401 ADD AL,01
-T

AX=0080 BX=0000 CX=0000 DX=0000 SP=FFEE BP=0000 SI=0000 DI=0000

DS=1D99 ES=1D99 SS=1D99 CS=1D99 IP=0104 OV UP EI NG NZ AC PO NC
(The Overflow flag has been set, but not the Carry flag)

-A 100
1D99:0100 MOV AL,1
1D99:0102 SUB AL,2
1D99:0104
-T

AX=0001 BX=0000 CX=0000 DX=0000 SP=FFEE BP=0000 SI=0000 DI=0000

DS=1D99 ES=1D99 SS=1D99 CS=1D99 IP=0102 NV UP EI NG NZ NA PO NC
1D99:0102 2C02 SUB AL,02
-T

AX=00FF BX=0000 CX=0000 DX=0000 SP=FFEE BP=0000 SI=0000 DI=0000

DS=1D99 ES=1D99 SS=1D99 CS=1D99 IP=0104 NV UP EI NG NZ AC PE CY
(Carry flag set, but not the Overflow flag)

Chapt 2 Ex 7: Resetting the Instruction Pointer

-A 100
1D99:0100 mov ax,2000
1D99:0103 mov si,ax
1D99:0105 mov bx,si
1D99:0107 mov ds,bx
1D99:0109 int 20
1D99:010B
20 IRVINE: SOLUTIONS MANUAL

T
T
T
T
T

R IP
100

Chapt 2 Ex 8: Evaluating the Flags

-a 100
1D99:0100 mov al,FF
1D99:0102 inc al
1D99:0104 sub al,2
1D99:0106 mov dl,al
1D99:0108 add dx,2
1D99:010B int 20
1D99:010D

-t

AX=00FF BX=0000 CX=0000 DX=0000 SP=FFEE BP=0000 SI=0000 DI=0000

DS=1D99 ES=1D99 SS=1D99 CS=1D99 IP=0102 NV UP EI PL NZ NA PO NC
1D99:0102 FEC0 INC AL
-t

AX=0000 BX=0000 CX=0000 DX=0000 SP=FFEE BP=0000 SI=0000 DI=0000

DS=1D99 ES=1D99 SS=1D99 CS=1D99 IP=0104 NV UP EI PL ZR AC PE NC

>> Comments:
>> ZR = 1 because AL was rolled over to zero. CF = 0 because the INC
>> instruction does not set the Carry flag.

1D99:0104 2C02 SUB AL,02

-t

AX=00FE BX=0000 CX=0000 DX=0000 SP=FFEE BP=0000 SI=0000 DI=0000

DS=1D99 ES=1D99 SS=1D99 CS=1D99 IP=0106 NV UP EI NG NZ AC PO CY
1D99:0106 88C2 MOV DL,AL

>> Comments:
>> CF = 1 because subtracting 2 from 0 is an invalid unsigned operation.
>> OF = 0 because AL contains a valid signed result. SF = 1 because
>> the value in AL is negative.

-t

AX=00FE BX=0000 CX=0000 DX=00FE SP=FFEE BP=0000 SI=0000 DI=0000

DS=1D99 ES=1D99 SS=1D99 CS=1D99 IP=0108 NV UP EI NG NZ AC PO CY
1D99:0108 83C202 ADD DX,+02
-t
CHAPTER 2 21
AX=00FE BX=0000 CX=0000 DX=0100 SP=FFEE BP=0000 SI=0000 DI=0000
DS=1D99 ES=1D99 SS=1D99 CS=1D99 IP=010B NV UP EI PL NZ AC PE NC

>> Comments:
>> SF = 0 because DL is positive, CF = 0 because DX did not create an
>> unsigned overflow.

1D99:010B CD20 INT 20

Chapt 2 Ex 9: Video Buffer Display

-d b800:0
B800:0000 42 07 38 07 30 07 30 07-3A 07 30 07 31 07 46 07 B.8.0.0.:.0.1.F.
B800:0010 30 07 20 07 20 07 32 07-30 07 20 07 30 07 37 07 0. . .2.0. .0.7.
B800:0020 20 07 32 07 30 07 20 07-30 07 37 07 20 07 33 07 .2.0. .0.7. .3.
B800:0030 44 07 20 07 30 07 37 07-20 07 33 07 32 07 20 07 D. .0.7. .3.2. .
B800:0040 30 07 37 07 2D 07 33 07-30 07 20 07 30 07 37 07 0.7.-.3.0. .0.7.
B800:0050 20 07 33 07 33 07 20 07-30 07 37 07 20 07 33 07 .3.3. .0.7. .3.
B800:0060 45 07 20 07 30 07 37 07-20 07 32 07 30 07 20 07 E. .0.7. .2.0. .
B800:0070 30 07 37 07 20 07 20 07-20 07 2E 07 2E 07 20 07 0.7. . . ..... .
-d
B800:0080 2E 07 30 07 2E 07 30 07-2E 07 3A 07 2E 07 30 07 ..0...0...:...0.
B800:0090 2E 07 30 07 2E 07 37 07-2E 07 20 07 20 07 20 07 ..0...7... . . .
B800:00A0 42 07 38 07 30 07 30 07-3A 07 30 07 32 07 42 07 B.8.0.0.:.0.2.B.
B800:00B0 30 07 20 07 20 07 33 07-30 07 20 07 30 07 37 07 0. . .3.0. .0.7.
B800:00C0 20 07 33 07 33 07 20 07-30 07 37 07 20 07 33 07 .3.3. .0.7. .3.
B800:00D0 30 07 20 07 30 07 37 07-20 07 33 07 37 07 20 07 0. .0.7. .3.7. .
B800:00E0 30 07 37 07 2D 07 32 07-30 07 20 07 30 07 37 07 0.7.-.2.0. .0.7.
B800:00F0 20 07 32 07 45 07 20 07-30 07 37 07 20 07 32 07 .2.E. .0.7. .2.

Chapt 2 Ex 10: Filling the Video Buffer

F B800:0 1000 2A,70

(screen fills with the following display)

********************************************************************************
********************************************************************************
********************************************************************************
********************************************************************************
********************************************************************************
********************************************************************************
********************************************************************************
********************************************************************************
********************************************************************************
********************************************************************************
********************************************************************************
********************************************************************************
********************************************************************************
********************************************************************************
********************************************************************************
********************************************************************************

Chapt 2 Ex 11: Stack Manipulation

-a 100
22 IRVINE: SOLUTIONS MANUAL

1D99:0100 mov ax,0102 (leading zeros are optional)

1D99:0103 mov bx,0304
1D99:0106 mov cx,0506
1D99:0109 mov dx,0708
1D99:010C push ax
1D99:010D push bx
1D99:010E push cx
1D99:010F push dx
1D99:0110 pop ax
1D99:0111 pop bx
1D99:0112 pop cx
1D99:0113 pop dx
1D99:0114

The stack, after tracing through Step B:

-d ss:FFE6
1D99:FFE0 08 07-06 05 04 03 02 01 00 00

The registers, after tracing through Step C:

AX=0708 BX=0506 CX=0304 DX=0102 SP=FFEE BP=0000 SI=0000 DI=0000
DS=1D99 ES=1D99 SS=1D99 CS=1D99 IP=0114 NV UP EI PL NZ NA PO NC

The registers were popped off the stack in the same order as the PUSH
instructions, resulting in their values being reversed.

Chapt 2 Ex 12: Add 8-bit Values

(Enter data values into memory)

-e 100 10,20,30

(Assemble the program)

-a 100
1D99:0100 mov dl,[100]
1D99:0104 add dl,[101]
1D99:0108 add dl,[102]
1D99:010C

(Trace the program)

-t

AX=0000 BX=0000 CX=0000 DX=008A SP=FFEE BP=0000 SI=0000 DI=0000

DS=1D99 ES=1D99 SS=1D99 CS=1D99 IP=0104 NV UP EI PL NZ NA PO NC
1D99:0104 02160101 ADD DL,[0101]
DS:0101=16
-t

AX=0000 BX=0000 CX=0000 DX=00A0 SP=FFEE BP=0000 SI=0000 DI=0000

DS=1D99 ES=1D99 SS=1D99 CS=1D99 IP=0108 NV UP EI NG NZ AC PE NC
1D99:0108 02160201 ADD DL,[0102]
DS:0102=00
-t

AX=0000 BX=0000 CX=0000 DX=00A0 SP=FFEE BP=0000 SI=0000 DI=0000

CHAPTER 2 23

DS=1D99 ES=1D99 SS=1D99 CS=1D99 IP=010C NV UP EI NG NZ NA PE NC

(DL = A0, the sum)

Chapt 2 Ex 13: Add 16-bit Values

(Enter data values into memory, using the DW directive.)

-a 200
1D99:0200 dw 0102,0304,0506,0

(Assemble the program.)

-a 100
1D99:0100 mov ax,[200]
1D99:0103 add ax,[202]
1D99:0107 add ax,[204]
1D99:010B mov [206],ax

(Trace the program.)

-t

AX=0102 BX=0000 CX=0000 DX=0000 SP=FFEE BP=0000 SI=0000 DI=0000

DS=1D99 ES=1D99 SS=1D99 CS=1D99 IP=0103 NV UP EI PL NZ NA PO NC
1D99:0103 03060202 ADD AX,[0202]
DS:0202=0304
-t

AX=0406 BX=0000 CX=0000 DX=0000 SP=FFEE BP=0000 SI=0000 DI=0000

DS=1D99 ES=1D99 SS=1D99 CS=1D99 IP=0107 NV UP EI PL NZ NA PE NC
1D99:0107 03060402 ADD AX,[0204]
DS:0204=0506
-t

AX=090C BX=0000 CX=0000 DX=0000 SP=FFEE BP=0000 SI=0000 DI=0000

DS=1D99 ES=1D99 SS=1D99 CS=1D99 IP=010B NV UP EI PL NZ NA PE NC
1D99:010B A30602 MOV [0206],AX
DS:0206=0000
-t

AX=090C BX=0000 CX=0000 DX=0000 SP=FFEE BP=0000 SI=0000 DI=0000

DS=1D99 ES=1D99 SS=1D99 CS=1D99 IP=010E NV UP EI PL NZ NA PE NC

(Dump location 0206, containing 090C, the sum.)

-d 206,207
1D99:0200 0C 09

Chapt 2 Ex 14: Machine Bytes

-a 100
1D99:0100 mov ax,20
24 IRVINE: SOLUTIONS MANUAL

1D99:0103 mov bx,10

1D99:0106 add ax,bx
1D99:0108 int 20
1D99:010A

(Display the machine language bytes.)

-d 100,109
1D99:0100 B8 20 00 BB 10 00 01 D8-CD 20

(Create a data definition at offset 0200.)

-a 200
1D99:0200 db B8,20,00,BB,10,00,01,D8,CD,20
1D99:020A
-g = 200

Program terminated normally

Chapt 2 Ex 15: Signed Numbers-a 100

1D99:0100 mov ax,7FFF
1D99:0103 inc ax
1D99:0104 mov bx,8000
1D99:0107 dec bx
1D99:0108 int 20
1D99:010A
-g 108

AX=8000 BX=7FFF CX=0000 DX=0000 SP=FFEE BP=0000 SI=0000 DI=0000

DS=1D99 ES=1D99 SS=1D99 CS=1D99 IP=0108 OV UP EI PL NZ AC PE NC

Explanation:

After the instruction at 0103, CF = 0, ZF = 0, OF = 1 (signed overflow),

because (+32767 + 1) produces a result that is out of range.

After the instruction at 0107, CF = 0, ZF = 0, OF = 1 (signed overflow),

because (-32768 - 1) produces a result that is out of range.

CHAPTER 3

Chapt 3 Ex 1: Program Trace

.model small
.stack 100h
.data
.code
main proc
mov ax,@data ; init data segment
mov ds,ax

mov ax,1234h
mov bx,ax
CHAPTER 3 25

mov cx,ax
add ch,al ; CF = 0, SF = 0, ZF = 0, OF = 0
add bl,ah ; CF = 0, SF = 0, ZF = 0, OF = 0
add ax,0FFFFh ; CF = 1, SF = 0, ZF = 0, OF = 0
dec bx ; CF = 1, SF = 0, ZF = 0, OF = 0
inc ax ; CF = 1, SF = 0, ZF = 0, OF = 0

mov ax,4c00h ; end program

int 21h
main endp
end main

Chapt 3 Ex 2: Define and Display 8-bit Numbers

; Note: Each number is the ASCII code of a digit,

; producing output of "1234".

.model small
.stack 100h

.data
array db 31h,32h,33h,34h

.code
main proc
mov ax,@data ; init data segment
mov ds,ax

mov ah,2
mov dl,array
int 21h

mov ah,2
mov dl,array+1
int 21h

mov ah,2
mov dl,array+2
int 21h

mov ah,2
mov dl,array+3
int 21h

mov ax,4c00h ; end program

int 21h
main endp
end main

Chapt 3 Ex 3: Arithmetic Sums

.model small
26 IRVINE: SOLUTIONS MANUAL

.stack 100h

.data
ThreeBytes db 10h,20h,30h
TheSum db ?

.code
main proc
mov ax,@data ; init data segment
mov ds,ax

mov al,ThreeBytes
add al,ThreeBytes+1
add al,ThreeBytes+2
mov TheSum,al

mov ax,4c00h ; end program

int 21h
main endp
end main

Chapt 3 Ex 4: Uppercase Conversion

; Note: subtracting 32 will only convert a character to

; uppercase if you know that the starting character is
; lowercase. See the OR instruction in Chapter 6 for a
; better method.

.model small
.stack 100h
.data
aString db "this is a string containing lowercase letters"
strSize = ($ - aString)

.code
main proc
mov ax,@data ; init data segment
mov ds,ax

mov si,offset aString

mov cx,strSize
L1: sub [si],32
inc si
Loop L1

mov ax,4c00h ; end program

int 21h
main endp
end main

Chapt 3 Ex 5: Extended Registers (80386)

CHAPTER 3 27

.model small
.stack 100h
.386
.data
longVals dd 12345h,87654h

.code
main proc
mov ax,@data ; init data segment
mov ds,ax

mov eax,12345678h
mov ebx,eax
mov ecx,longVals
mov edx,longVals+4

mov si,offset longVals

mov eax,[si]

mov ax,4c00h ; end program

int 21h
main endp
end main

Chapt 3 Ex 6: Simple Number Sequence

; Generate number sequence 1,2,4,8,...,1000

.model small
.stack 100h
.386

.data
array dw 1,11 dup(0)
.code
main proc
mov ax,@data ; init data segment
mov ds,ax
mov di,offset array
mov cx,12

L1:
mov ax,[di] ; get current value
add ax,ax ; double it

inc di
mov [di],ax ; save it for the next loop iteration
Loop L1

mov ax,4c00h ; end program

int 21h
main endp
end main
28 IRVINE: SOLUTIONS MANUAL

Chapt 3 Ex 7: Fibonacci Numbers

; Generate number sequence 1,2,3,5,8,13,21,...46368

; To display a 16-bit integer, call the Writeint procedure

; (explained more fully in Chapter 4).

.model small
.stack 100h
.386

LOOP_COUNT = 22
.data
array dw 1,1,LOOP_COUNT dup(0)

.code
extrn Writeint:proc, Crlf:proc

main proc
mov ax,@data ; init data segment
mov ds,ax
mov di,offset array
mov bx,10

mov ax,[di] ; display the first two values

call Writeint
call Crlf
add di,2
mov ax,[di]
call Writeint
call Crlf
add di,2

mov cx,LOOP_COUNT
L1:
mov ax,[di-4] ; sum the previous two values
add ax,[di-2]
mov [di],ax ; save current value
call Writeint ; display it
call Crlf
add di,2
Loop L1

mov ax,4c00h ; end program

int 21h
main endp
end main

CHAPTER 4
From Chapter 4 onward, the book's Link Library (irvine.lib) is used by our solution pro-
grams. The following include file provides the necessary external declarations for the
programs in this chapter:
CHAPTER 4 29

; LIBRARY.INC - include file for Irvine.lib

extrn Clrscr:proc, Crlf:proc, Delay_seconds:proc, Get_time:proc, \

Gotoxy:proc, Readchar:proc, Readkey:proc, Scroll:proc, \
Seconds_today:proc, Set_videoseg:proc

extrn Show_time:proc, Waitchar:proc, \

Writestring_direct:proc, Writechar_direct:proc, \
PackedToBin:proc, Readint:proc, Readlong:proc, Writebcd:proc

extrn Writeint:proc, Writeint_signed:proc, Writelong:proc, \

Random_range:proc, Random32:proc, Randomize:proc

extrn Readstring:proc, Str_copy:proc, Str_length:proc, Str_ucase:proc, \

Writestring:proc, Write_errorstr:proc

Chapt 4 Ex 1: Simple Calculation Problem

.model small
.stack 100h

.data
prompt1 db "Enter the first integer: ",0
prompt2 db "Enter the second integer: ",0
result db "The sum of the integers is: ",0
num1 dw ?

.code
include library.inc

main proc
mov ax,@data ; init data segment
mov ds,ax

call ClrScr
mov dx,0500h
call Gotoxy

; Ask for the first number.

mov dx,offset prompt1

call Writestring
call Readint
mov num1,ax
call Crlf

; Ask for the second number.

mov dx,offset prompt2

call Writestring
call Readint
call Crlf

; Calculate and display the sum.

add ax,num1
30 IRVINE: SOLUTIONS MANUAL

mov dx,offset result

call Writestring
mov bx,10
call Writeint
call Crlf

mov ax,4c00h ; end program

int 21h
main endp
end main

Chapt 4 Ex 2: Using the Offset Operator

.model small
.stack 100h

.data
byteArray db 10,20,30
wordArray dw 1000,2000,3000

.code
include library.inc

main proc
mov ax,@data ; init data segment
mov ds,ax
call ClrScr

mov ax,0
mov bx,offset byteArray
mov al,[bx]
mov bx,10
call Writeint
call Crlf

mov ax,0
mov bx,offset byteArray+1
mov al,[bx]
mov bx,10
call Writeint
call Crlf

mov ax,0
mov bx,offset byteArray+2
mov al,[bx]
mov bx,10
call Writeint
call Crlf

mov bx,offset wordArray

mov ax,[bx]
mov bx,10
call Writeint
call Crlf
CHAPTER 4 31

mov bx,offset wordArray+2

mov ax,[bx]
mov bx,10
call Writeint
call Crlf

mov bx,offset wordArray+4

mov ax,[bx]
mov bx,10
call Writeint
call Crlf

mov ax,4c00h ; end program

int 21h
main endp
end main

Chapt 4 Ex 3: Add a List of 16-Bit Numbers

.model small
.stack 100h

.data
wordArray dw 1000,2000,3000
sum dw ?

.code
include library.inc

main proc
mov ax,@data ; init data segment
mov ds,ax
call ClrScr

mov sum,0
mov cx,3 ; loop counter
mov bx,offset wordArray

L1: mov ax,[bx] ; get an integer

push bx
mov bx,10 ; display the integer
call Writeint
call Crlf
pop bx
add sum,ax ; add it to the sum
add bx,type wordArray ; point to next value
loop L1

mov ax,sum
mov bx,10 ; display the sum
call Writeint
call Crlf

mov ax,4c00h ; end program

32 IRVINE: SOLUTIONS MANUAL

int 21h
main endp
end main

Chapt 4 Ex 4: Fixing an Overflow Problem

; The secret to getting this program to work is to use

; a 16-bit accumulator. The original program neglected
; to set AL to zero, so we remember to set AX to zero
; in the current program.

.model small
.stack 100h

.data
aList db 6Fh,0B4h,1Fh
sum dw 0 ; changed to a 16-bit variable

.code
include library.inc

main proc
mov ax,@data ; init data segment
mov ds,ax
call ClrScr

mov bx,offset aList

mov si,2
mov ax,0 ; clear the accumulator
mov dh,0
mov dl,[bx]
add ax,dx ; use 16-bit accumulator
mov dl,[bx+1]
add ax,dx
mov dl,[bx+si]
add ax,dx
mov sum,ax

mov bx,16 ; display the sum in hexadecimal (optional)

call Writeint
call Crlf

mov ax,4c00h ; end program

int 21h
main endp
end main

Chapt 4 Ex 5: Sum of Values, Using Indexed Addressing

; The sum is A3FFh. Notice the calculation of LOOP_COUNT, which

; automatically adjusts if additional values are added to
; the array.
CHAPTER 4 33

.model small
.stack 100h

.data
wlist dw 1000h,2000h,7000h,03FFh
LOOP_COUNT = ($ - wlist) / (type wlist)

.code
include library.inc

main proc
mov ax,@data ; init data segment
mov ds,ax
call ClrScr

mov cx,LOOP_COUNT
mov si,offset wlist
mov ax,0

L1:
add ax,[si] ; watch the Carry flag for
add si,type wlist ; unsigned overflow!
loop L1

mov ax,4c00h ; end program

int 21h
main endp
end main

Chapt 4 Ex 6: Generate Random Numbers

; Requires at least an 80386 processor.

.model small
.stack 100h
.386

LOOP_COUNT = 20
.data
array dd LOOP_COUNT dup(0)

.code
include library.inc

main proc
mov ax,@data ; init data segment
mov ds,ax
call ClrScr
mov cx,LOOP_COUNT
mov si,offset array

L1:
mov eax,101 ; specify range: 0 - 100
call Random_range ; generate random integer
mov [si],eax ; save the number
34 IRVINE: SOLUTIONS MANUAL

mov bx,10 ; decimal radix

call Writelong ; display it
call Crlf
add si,type array
loop L1

mov ax,4c00h ; end program

int 21h
main endp
end main

Chapt 4 Ex 7: Display Random String

; Fill and display a null-terminated string with

; random characters between A and Z.

.model small
.stack 100h
.386

STRING_SIZE = 50
.data
randString db STRING_SIZE dup (0),0

.code
include library.inc

main proc
mov ax,@data ; init data segment
mov ds,ax
call ClrScr
mov cx,STRING_SIZE
mov si,offset randString

L1:
mov eax,26 ; specify range: 0 - 25
call Random_range ; generate random integer
add al,'A' ; offset to start of alphabet
mov [si],al ; save in string
inc si
loop L1

; Display the string.

mov dx,offset randString

call Writestring
call Crlf

mov ax,4c00h ; end program

int 21h
main endp
end main
CHAPTER 4 35

Chapt 4 Ex 8: Display at Random Locations

; Display a character 500 times at random screen locations.

.model small
.stack 100h
.386

COUNT = 500

.code
include library.inc

main proc
mov ax,@data ; init data segment
mov ds,ax
call ClrScr
mov cx,COUNT

L1:
mov eax,25 ; specify row number
call Random_range ; generate random integer
mov dh,al
mov eax,80 ; specify column number
call Random_range ; generate random integer
mov dl,al
call Gotoxy ; locate cursor
mov ah,2 ; display the character
mov dl,'X'
int 21h
Loop L1

mov ax,4c00h ; end program

int 21h
main endp
end main

Chapt 4 Ex 9: Using the = and EQU Directives

.model small
.stack 100h
.386
one = 1
two = 2
three = one * two + 10 / 4
four = 418 mod 6
five = four - one
string equ <"This, naturally, is a string",0>

.data
msg db string

.code
include library.inc
36 IRVINE: SOLUTIONS MANUAL

main proc
mov ax,@data ; init data segment
mov ds,ax

mov al,one
mov bl,two
mov cl,three
mov dl,four
mov ax,one
mov bx,two
mov cx,three
mov dx,four
mov si,five

mov dx,offset msg

call Writestring
call Crlf

mov ax,4c00h ; end program

int 21h
main endp
end main

Chapt 4 Ex 10: Copy a String

; Copy a string using indirect addressing. Display the

; string after it is copied.

.model small
.stack 100h
.386

.data
string db "Source string",0 ; string to be copied
STRSIZE = ($ - string)

dest db 80 dup(0) ; destination

.code
include library.inc

main proc
mov ax,@data ; init data segment
mov ds,ax
call Clrscr
mov si,offset string
mov di,offset dest
mov cx,STRSIZE

L1:
mov al,[si] ; get character from the source
mov [di],al ; copy it to the destination
inc si ; increment both pointers
inc di
CHAPTER 4 37

loop L1 ; repeat loop

mov dx,offset dest

call Writestring
call Crlf

mov ax,4c00h ; end program

int 21h
main endp
end main

Chapt 4 Ex 11: Copy a String Backwards

; Copy a string backwards using indirect addressing.

; Display the copied string.

.model small
.stack 100h
.386

.data
string db "Source string",0 ; string to be copied
STRSIZE = ($ - string) - 1

dest db 80 dup(0) ; destination

.code
include library.inc

main proc
mov ax,@data ; init data segment
mov ds,ax
call Clrscr
mov si,offset string
add si,(STRSIZE - 1)
mov di,offset dest
mov cx,STRSIZE

L1:
mov al,[si] ; get character from the source
mov [di],al ; copy it to the destination
dec si ; move both pointers
inc di
loop L1 ; repeat loop

mov dx,offset dest

call Writestring
call Crlf

mov ax,4c00h ; end program

int 21h
main endp
end main
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Chapt 4 Ex 12: Copy an Array

; Copy all numbers from array1 to array2. You can test it

; either by dumping memory after the loop, or by calling
; Writeint and displaying each integer on the screen.

.model small
.stack 100h
.386

COUNT = 5

.data
array1 dw 1000h,2000h,3000h,4000h,5000h
arraySize = ($ - array1) / (type array1)

array2 dw COUNT dup(0) ; destination

.code
include library.inc

main proc
mov ax,@data ; init data segment
mov ds,ax
call Clrscr
mov si,0
mov cx,COUNT

; Notice that indexed addressing works well here, because

; you only need to use a single index register, SI.

L1:
mov ax,array1[si] ; get integer from array1
mov array2[si],ax ; copy it to array2
add si,type array1 ; index to next position
loop L1 ; repeat loop

mov ax,4c00h ; end program

int 21h
main endp
end main

Chapt 4 Ex 13: Array Insertion

; Using array1 from Exercise 12, insert 2500 in position 3.

; Note to instructors: This exercise is more challenging
; than any of the previous exercises in this chapter.

; You may want to ask students to use the expression

; (TYPE array1) rather than the literal 2.

; Suggested enhancement: Ask the user for the value to be

; inserted and the insert position. Perform range checking
; to avoid accessing memory outside the array.
CHAPTER 4 39

.model small
.stack 100h
.386

COUNT = 5
INSERT_POSITION = 2 ; first element is (0)
INSERT_VALUE = 2500h

; An extra position was added to the array to

; provide space for the elements that are moved.

.data
array1 dw 1000h,2000h,3000h,4000h,5000h,0

.code
include library.inc

main proc
mov ax,@data ; init data segment
mov ds,ax

; Make room for the new value by moving all subsequent

; elements toward the end of the array. We must start
; at the end of the array and work backward.

mov si, COUNT * (type array1)

mov cx, COUNT - INSERT_POSITION

L1:
mov ax,array1[si-2] ; get integer from the array
mov array1[si],ax ; move it back one position
sub si,type array1 ; point to previous
loop L1 ; repeat loop

; Insert the new value.

mov array1+(INSERT_POSITION * 2), INSERT_VALUE

; Display the array to verify (optional).

call Clrscr
mov cx,COUNT+1
mov si,0
L2:
mov ax,array1[si] ; get integer from the array
mov bx,16 ; display it in hexadecimal
call Writeint
call Crlf
add si,type array1 ; point to next
loop L2 ; repeat loop

mov ax,4c00h ; end program

int 21h
main endp
end main
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Chapt 4 Ex 14: Copy an Array

; Copy and display an array of long integers.
; This is almost a duplicate of Exercise 10, which
; copies a string.

.model small
.stack 100h
.386

.data
array dd 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10
COUNT = ($ - array) / (type array)

dest dd COUNT dup(0)

.code
include library.inc

main proc
mov ax,@data ; init data segment
mov ds,ax
call Clrscr

mov cx,COUNT
mov si,0

L1:
mov eax,array[si] ; get integer from the source
mov dest[si],eax ; copy it to the destination
mov bx,10 ; display it in decimal
call Writelong
call Crlf
add si,type array ; increment index
loop L1 ; repeat loop

mov ax,4c00h ; end program

int 21h
main endp
end main

Chapt 4 Ex 15: Shuffle an Array

; Create a sequentially numbered array of 50 integers,

; shuffle the array randomly, and display the array.

.model small
.stack 100h
.386
COUNT = 50

.data
CHAPTER 4 41

array dw COUNT dup(0)

comma db ",",0

.code
include library.inc

main proc
mov ax,@data ; init data segment
mov ds,ax

; Create a sequentially numbered array.

mov cx,COUNT
mov si,0
mov ax,1

L1: mov array[si], ax

inc ax
add si,type array
Loop L1

; Shuffle the array randomly by choosing random indexes

; and exchanging the first element with the value in
; the randomly chosen position. Remember to multiply
; the random index in DI by 2 before using it as an offset.

mov cx,COUNT ; pass through the array once

mov si,0

L2:
mov eax,COUNT ; rand value, 0..(COUNT - 1)
call Random_range
mov di,ax
shl di,1 ; multiply by 2 for 16-bit values
mov ax,array[si] ; exchange [si] with [di]
xchg ax,array[di]
mov array[si],ax
add si,type array ; increment index
loop L2 ; repeat loop

; Display the shuffled array.

call Clrscr
mov cx,COUNT
mov si,0
mov bx,10 ; decimal radix

L3: mov ax,array[si]

call Writeint ; display a number
mov dx,offset comma ; display ","
call Writestring
add si,type array
loop L3

call Crlf
mov ax,4c00h ; end program
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int 21h
main endp
end main

Chapt 4 Ex 16: Reverse an Array

; Copy an array and reverse it at the same time.

.model small
.stack 100h
.386

.data
array dd 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10
COUNT = ($ - array) / (type array)

dest dd COUNT dup(0)

dest_last = $ - (type array)

.code
include library.inc

main proc
mov ax,@data ; init data segment
mov ds,ax
call Clrscr

mov cx,COUNT
mov si,offset array
mov di,dest_last

L1:
mov eax,[si] ; get integer from the source
mov [di],eax ; copy it to the destination
add si,type array ; increment index
sub di,type array
loop L1 ; repeat loop

; Display the copied array.

mov cx,COUNT
mov si,offset dest

L2:
mov eax,[si]
mov bx,10 ; display it in decimal
call Writelong
call Crlf
add si,type dest ; increment index
loop L2

mov ax,4c00h ; end program

int 21h
main endp
CHAPTER 4 43

end main

Chapt 4 Ex 17: Delete an Element from an Array

; Write and test a procedure that deletes an element n

; from an array of 16-bit integers. Let n be an input
; parameter.

; Note: Unfortunately, this solution program requires

; the use of the SHL instruction and the JZ instruction.
; These will have to be explained by the instructor
; before students can complete the program. See the
; two lines marked NEEDS EXPLANATION.

.model small
.stack 100h
.386

.data
array dw 1000h,2000h,3000h,4000h,5000h
COUNT = ($ - array) / (type array)

prompt db "Enter element number to delete[1..5]: ",0

.code
include library.inc

main proc
mov ax,@data ; init data segment
mov ds,ax

mov dx,offset prompt

call Writestring
call Readint ; get element num in AX
dec ax ; 0 is the first offset
call DeleteMember

; Display the array to verify (optional).

call Clrscr
mov cx,COUNT-1
mov si,0
L2:
mov ax,array[si] ; get integer from the array
mov bx,16 ; display it in hexadecimal
call Writeint
call Crlf
add si,type array ; point to next
loop L2 ; repeat loop

mov ax,4c00h ; end program

int 21h
main endp

; Delete a member at position n from the array. The

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; value of n is passed in the AX register. Each subsequent

; member will be copied forward in the array to fill the
; gap created by the deleted member.

DeleteMember proc

mov cx,COUNT-1 ; determine loop count

sub cx,ax
jz DM2 ; NEEDS EXPLANATION

mov si,ax ; get value of n

shl si,1 ; mult by 2 to get offset
; NEEDS EXPLANATION
DM1:
mov ax,array[si+2] ; get integer from the array
mov array[si],ax ; move it back one position
add si,type array ; point to next
loop DM1 ; repeat loop

DM2:
ret
DeleteMember endp
end main

Chapt 4 Ex 18: Pointers

; Define an array of four words, define a pointer to

; the array, use the pointer to display the array.
; Easy exercise, comparable in difficulty to Exercises
; 1-5 in this chapter.

.model small
.stack 100h

.data
myArray dw 1000h,2000h,3000h,4000h,5000h,6000h
COUNT = ($ - myArray) / (type myArray)

aPointer dw myArray

.code
include library.inc

main proc
mov ax,@data ; init data segment
mov ds,ax

call ClrScr
mov si,aPointer
mov cx,COUNT

L1: mov ax,[si]

mov bx,16
call Writeint
call Crlf
CHAPTER 5 45

add si,type myArray

loop L1

mov ax,4c00h ; end program

int 21h
main endp
end main

CHAPTER 5

Chapt 5 Ex 1: Keyboard Scan Codes

; Display the keyboard scan code in hexadecimal for any

; key pressed by the user. Quit when Esc is pressed.
; NOTE: this program requires a single use of the JE
; instruction. See the line marked NEEDS EXPLANATION.

.model small
.stack 100h
.data

WAIT_FOR_KEY = 10h
ESC_KEY = 1Bh

.code
include library.inc

main proc
mov ax,@data ; init data segment
mov ds,ax
call ClrScr

L1:
mov ah,WAIT_FOR_KEY
int 16h ; get scan code in AH
cmp al,ESC_KEY ; check for Esc key
je L2 ; NEEDS EXPLANATION

mov al,ah ; move scan code to AL

mov ah,0
mov bx,16 ; hexadecimal radix
call Writeint ; display the scan code
call Crlf
loop L1

L2:
mov ax,4c00h ; end program
int 21h
main endp
end main

Chapt 5 Ex 2: Keyboard Status Indicator

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; (Advanced assignment)
; Display the status of the Shift, CapsLock, and Alt keys
; in the lower right corner of the screen. Pass the color
; attribute as an argument.

; Note: This assignment is somewhat difficult because

; students will have to understand how to use the TEST and
; JZ instructions from Chapters 6 and 7.

; This program causes the keyboard status information to flicker

; because the program is continually redrawing the same
; information. As a challenge, suggest that students set a
; boolean flag for each status value that indicates its current
; state. Then they can check the flag and only draw on the
; screen when the flag has changed value. That should
; eliminate the flicker.

.model small
.stack 100h

SHIFTKEY_MASK = 11b
CAPSLOCK_MASK = 1000000b
ALTKEY_MASK = 1000b

CHECK_KEYBOARD = 11h
GET_KYBD_FLAGS = 12h
STATUS_ROW = 24
STATUS_COL = 60
STATUS_LEN = 20
ESC_KEY = 1Bh

.data

; Define the status strings.

shiftOn db "SHIFT ",0
capsOn db "CAPS ",0
altOn db "ALT ",0
blanks db STATUS_LEN dup(20h),0

.code
include library.inc

main proc
mov ax,@data ; init data segment
mov ds,ax
call ClrScr
mov bl,0Fh ; color attribute

A1: mov ah,CHECK_KEYBOARD ; wait for key

int 16h
cmp al,ESC_KEY ; quit when Esc pressed
je Exit
call ShowStatusKeys
jmp A1

Exit:
CHAPTER 5 47

mov ax,4c00h ; end program

int 21h
main endp

; BL contains the attribute

ShowStatusKeys proc
mov dh,STATUS_ROW
mov dl,STATUS_COL
mov ah,bl

; Clear the status line.

mov si,offset blanks
call Writestring_direct

; Get the keyboard flag byte.

mov ah,GET_KYBD_FLAGS
int 16h ; keyboard status in AL
mov ah,bl ; AH = video attribute

L1: test al,SHIFTKEY_MASK ; check bits 0 and 1

jz L2 ; skip if bits are clear
mov si,offset shiftOn ; bits set, so display
call Writestring_direct ; string "Shift"

L2: test al,CAPSLOCK_MASK

jz L3
mov si,offset capsOn
call Writestring_direct

L3: test al,ALTKEY_MASK

jz L4
mov dx,offset altOn
call Writestring

L4:
ret
ShowStatusKeys endp
end main

Chapt 5 Ex 3: Stack Operations

; Use the PUSH and POP instructions to display a list of 16-bit

; integers in reverse order on the console.

; Easy program. Uses indirect addressing with a loop.

.model small
.stack 100h

.data

aList dw 100h,200h,300h,400h,500h
COUNT = ($ - aList) / (type aList)
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.code
include library.inc

main proc
mov ax,@data ; init data segment
mov ds,ax
call ClrScr
mov cx,COUNT
mov si,offset aList

; Push the numbers.

L1: mov ax,[si]

push ax
add si,type aList
loop L1

; Pop and display the numbers.

mov cx,COUNT

L2: pop ax ; pop from stack

mov bx,16 ; display in hexadecimal
call Writeint
call Crlf
loop L2

mov ax,4c00h ; end program

int 21h
main endp
end main

Chapt 5 Ex 4: Window Scroll Program

; Scroll a window and display a message in the window.

; (Do not use book library procedures.)

.model small
.stack 100h
.data
string db " This text is in the window.$"

.Code
main proc
mov ax, @data ; init data segment
mov ds, ax

SetWindow:
mov ah, 06h ; function 6, initialize a window
mov al, 0Fh ; set lines to scroll at 15
mov bh, 70h ; attribute: black on white
mov ch, 05h ; start at row 5
mov cl, 0Ah ; column 10
mov dh, 14h ; end at row 20
CHAPTER 5 49

mov dl, 46h ; column 70

int 10h

SetCursor:
mov ah, 02h ; call function 2, set cursor position
mov bh, 00h ; on video page 0 (current page)
mov dh, 0Ah ; at row 10
mov dl, 14h ; column 20
int 10h

DisplayText:
mov ah, 09h ; function 9, display string
mov dx, offset string ; offset of the string
int 21h

Exit:
mov ax, 4C00h ; exit program
int 21h
main endp
end main

Chapt 5 Ex 5: Enhanced Window Scroll Program

.model small
.stack 100h
.data
string db " This text is in the window.$"

.code
main proc
mov ax,@data ; init data segment
mov ds,ax

SetWindow:
mov ah,6 ; scroll window up
mov al,0Fh ; set lines to scroll at 15
mov bh,70h ; inverse video attribute
mov ch,5 ; start at column 10
mov cl,0Ah ; row 5
mov dh,14h ; and end at column 70,
mov dl,46h ; row 20
int 10h

SetCursor:
mov ah,2 ; set cursor position
mov bh,0 ; on video page 0
mov dh,0Ah ; at row 10
mov dl,14h ; column 20
int 10h

DisplayText:
mov ah,9 ; display a string
mov dx,offset string ; point to the string
int 21h
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WaitForKey:
mov ah,8 ; console input with
int 21h ; no echo

ScrollWindow:
mov ah,6 ; scroll window up
mov al,0 ; scroll all lines
mov bh,7 ; normal attribute
mov ch,7 ; start at row 7
mov cl,0Fh ; column 15
mov dh,12h ; and end at row 18
mov dl,44h ; column 68
int 10h

SetCursor2:
mov ah,2 ; set cursor position
mov bh,0 ; on video page 0
mov dh,0Ch ; at row 12,
mov dl,26h ; column 43
int 10h

WriteCharacter:
mov ah,9 ; write character and
mov al,'A' ; attribute at cursor position
mov bh,0 ; on video page 0
mov bl,87h ; normal video, blinking
mov cx,1 ; write it one time
int 10h

WaitForKey2:
mov ah,8 ; console input with
int 21h ; no echo.

ClearScreen:
mov ah,6 ; scroll a window
mov al,0 ; scroll all lines
mov bh,7 ; normal video attribute
mov ch,0 ; start at row 1
mov cl,0 ; column 1
mov dh,18h ; and end at row 25
mov dl,50h ; column 80
int 10h

Exit:
mov ax,4C00h ; end program
int 21h
main endp
end main

Chapt 5 Ex 6: Keyboard Echo Program

; Input 10 characters from standard input and echo them

; to standard output. Use redirection operators when
; running the program from a command prompt.
CHAPTER 5 51

.model small
.stack 100h

.code
main proc
mov ax,@data ; init data segment
mov ds,ax
mov cx,10 ; loop counter

InputCharacter:
mov ah,1 ; character input with echo
int 21h

OutputCharacter:
mov ah,2 ; character output
mov dl,al ; character in dl
int 21h
loop InputCharacter ; repeat 10 times

mov ax,4C00h ; end program

int 21h
main endp
end main

Chapt 5 Ex 7: Compressed Type Setup

; This program sets an epson-compatible printer

; to compressed type.

.model small
.stack 100h
.code
main proc
mov ax,@data
mov ds,ax
mov ah,5 ; DOS: printer output
mov dl,15 ; code for Epson compressed type
int 21h

mov ax,4C00h ; return to DOS

int 21h
main endp
end main

Chapt 5 Ex 8: Character String Printing

; This program writes a line of text to the printer

; and prints one of the words in compressed mode.
; This must be run on an Epson dot-matrix printer.

.model small
.stack 100h
.data
52 IRVINE: SOLUTIONS MANUAL

aString db "The word ",0Fh,"compressed",12h," is the only one "

db "that is small.",0Dh,0Ah,"$"

.code
main proc
mov ax,@data
mov ds,ax

mov ah,9
mov dx,offset aString
int 21h

mov ax,4C00h
int 21h
main endp
end main

Chapt 5 Ex 9: String Input

; This program inputs a string from the keyboard and

; redisplays it on the screen. Demonstrates DOS
; functions 0Ah and 9.

.model small
.stack 100h

.data
stringSize db 80 ; size of input area
keysTyped db ? ; number of chars input
inputString db 80 dup("$") ; input chars stored here
crlf db 0Dh,0Ah,"$"

.code
main proc
mov ax,@data
mov ds,ax
mov ah,0Ah ; DOS function: input string
mov dx,offset stringSize
int 21h

mov ah,9 ; go to next screen line

mov dx,offset crlf
int 21h

; The string contains a carriage return, but we

; need to insert an additional linefeed character so
; it can be displayed correctly.

mov ax,0
mov al,keysTyped
mov si,ax
mov inputString[si+1],0Ah ; linefeed character

; Echo the string to the console.

CHAPTER 5 53

mov ah,9 ; output $-terminated string

mov dx,offset inputString
int 21h

mov ax,4C00h ; end program

int 21h
main endp
end main

Chapt 5 Ex 10: Uppercase Conversion

; Create a loop that inputs lowercase letters. Convert

; each character to uppercase and display it. Halt
; when Ctrl-Break is pressed. (Hint: run this in the
; debugger.)

.model small
.stack 100h
.data
string db "Enter lowercase letters: $"

.code
main proc
mov ax,@data ; init data segment
mov ds,ax

clear_window:
mov ah,7 ; scroll window down
mov al,0 ; clear entire window
mov cx,0 ; row 0, column 0
mov dx,184fh ; to row 24, column 79
mov bh,70h ; reverse video
int 10h

set_cursor:
mov ah,2 ; set cursor position
mov dx,0913h ; row 9, column 19
mov bh,0 ; video page 0
int 10h

display_prompt:
mov ah,9 ; display a string
mov dx,offset string
int 21h

input_character:
mov ah,8 ; input char, no echo
int 21h ; char is in AL

convert_character:
sub al,32d ; convert AL to uppercase

display_character:
mov ah,2 ; display character
mov dl,al ; character is in DL
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int 21h

wait_for_key:
mov ah,8 ; get character, no echo
int 21h
jmp input_character ; get another character

Exit:
mov ax,4c00h ; end program
int 21h
main endp
end main

Chapt 5 Ex 11: String with Attributes

; Use INT 10h to display the first 15 letters of the

; alphabet, Give each character a diffrent color.
; Note: As a challenge problem, let students use
; a nested loop to show all possible backgrounds with
; all possible foregrounds.

.model small
.stack 100h
LOOP_COUNT = 15

.data
char db 'A'
row db 5
col db 5
color db 1

.code
main proc
mov ax,@data ; init data segment
mov ds,ax
mov cx,LOOP_COUNT

L1:
push cx ; save loop counter

; Set the cursor position.

mov ah,2 ; BIOS function

mov bh,0 ; video page 0
mov dh,row ; set row and column
mov dl,col
int 10h

; Display a character and its attribute (color).

mov ah,9 ; BIOS function

mov al,char ; get the character
mov bh,0 ; video page 0
mov bl,color ; video attribute
mov cx,1 ; character count for INT 10h
CHAPTER 5 55

int 10h

; Increment the color, character, and attribute.

inc col
inc char
inc color

pop cx ; restore loop counter

loop L1 ; repeat the loop

mov ax,4C00h ; end program

int 21h
main endp
end main

Chapt 5 Ex 12: Box Drawing Program

; Use INT 10h to draw a single-line box on the screen,

; with the upper left corner at row 5, column 10 and the
; lower right corner at row 20, column 70.

.model small
.stack 100h

ulrow = 5
ulcol = 10
lrrow = 20
lrcol = 70
bwidth = (lrcol - ulcol) - 2
bheight =(lrrow - ulrow) - 2

ulcorner = 0DAh
urcorner = 0BFh
llcorner = 0C0h
lrcorner = 0D9h
hbar = 0C4h
vbar = 0B3h
crlf EQU <0Dh,0Ah>

.data
top db ulcorner
db bwidth dup (hbar) ; horizontal line
db urcorner,crlf,'$'

bottom db llcorner
db bwidth dup (hbar) ; horizontal line
db lrcorner,crlf,'$'

side db vbar, bwidth dup(' '), vbar, crlf, '$'

row db ulrow
col db ulcol

.code
main proc
56 IRVINE: SOLUTIONS MANUAL

mov ax,@data
mov ds,ax

call DrawBox

mov ah,1 ; wait for keystroke

int 21h
mov ax,4C00h ; end program
int 21h
main endp

; Draw the complete box.

DrawBox proc
; Draw the top of the box.

call locate ; position the cursor

mov ah,9 ; function: display string
mov dx,offset top
int 21h
inc row

; Draw the sides of the box.

mov cx,bheight ; set loop count for box sides

L1: call locate

mov ah,9 ; display string
mov dx,offset side
int 21h
inc row
loop L1

; Draw the bottom of the box.

call locate
mov ah,9 ; display string
mov dx,offset bottom
int 21h
ret
DrawBox endp

; Locate the cursor at <row>, <col>.

locate proc
push ax
push bx
push dx
mov ah,2
mov bh,0
mov dh,row
mov dl,col
int 10h
pop dx
pop bx
pop ax
CHAPTER 5 57

ret
locate endp
end main

Chapt 5 Ex 13: Multiple Boxes

; Use INT 10h to draw several boxes on the screen of

; varying sizes and shapes.

; If INT 21h were used to display the boxes in this program,

; the solution program for Exercise 14 (Boxes with Colors)
; would be more difficult. For this reason, I used the
; Writechar_direct and Writestring_direct procedures
; from the link library to complete this program.
; Alternatively, you could use INT 10h function 9 to
; display each character.

; The first version of this program used the DH and DL

; registers to keep track of the current row and column.
; This method proved difficult to debug, however, so I
; switched to using the variables <row> and <column>. I
; found this easier to implement, and somewhat more flexible.

; Note: This program uses the JE instruction, which

; is not covered until Chapter 6.

.model small
.stack 100h
.286

; Define constants for the box drawing characters

ulcorner = 0DAh
urcorner = 0BFh
llcorner = 0C0h
lrcorner = 0D9h
hbar = 0C4h
vbar = 0B3h

TABLE_ENTRY_SIZE = 4

.data
; Format for table entry: top row, left column,
; bottom row, right column.

boxes label byte

db 5,1,20,10 ; row,col, row,col
db 12,20,18,60
db 1,5,3,10
db 7,0,24,79
db 9,25,18,75
db 0FFh ; sentinel value

boxWidth dw ?
boxHeight dw ?
attribute db 7 ; white on black
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row db ?
col db ?

.code
include library.inc

main proc
mov ax,@data
mov ds,ax
mov si,offset boxes ; point to box table
call Clrscr

L1:
cmp byte ptr [si],0FFh ; end of table?
je quit ; yes: quit
call draw_box ; SI points to box information
add si,TABLE_ENTRY_SIZE ; get next entry
jmp L1

quit:
mov ax,4C00h ; return to DOS
int 21h
main endp

; Draw a single box, with parameters pointed to by SI

draw_box proc
pusha
mov ch,0 ; calculate boxHeight
mov cl,[si+2]
sub cl,[si]
dec cl
mov boxHeight,cx

mov ch,0 ; calculate boxWidth

mov cl,[si+3]
sub cl,[si+1]
dec cl
mov boxWidth,cx

mov al,[si] ; upper-left corner

mov row,al
mov al,[si+1]
mov col,al

call draw_top ; draw top of box

inc row ; second row of box, left side

mov cx,boxHeight
call draw_side ; draw left side of box

mov al,[si+3] ; right column

mov col,al
mov cx,boxHeight
call draw_side ; draw right side of box
CHAPTER 5 59

mov cx,boxWidth
mov al,[si+2] ; lower-left row
mov row,al
mov al,[si+1] ; lower-left column
mov col,al
call draw_bottom ; draw bottom of box

popa
ret
draw_box endp

; Draw the side of a box, starting at position

; row,col, using CX as a counter.

draw_side proc
mov al,row ; save the row
push ax

DS1:
mov al,vbar
call Outchar
inc row
loop DS1

pop ax ; restore the row

mov row,al
ret
draw_side endp

; Draw the top of the box by displaying the upper-left

; corner character, a straight line, and the upper-right
; corner character.

draw_top proc
mov al,col ; save the column
push ax

mov al,ulcorner ; lower-left corner char

call Outchar ; display the character
inc col

; Draw a horizontal line.

mov cx,boxWidth
L2:
mov al,hbar ; horizontal bar char
call Outchar
inc col
loop L2

mov al,urcorner ; upper-right corner char

call Outchar
inc col

pop ax ; restore the column

mov col,al
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ret
draw_top endp

; Draw the bottom of the box, starting at

; row,col, with a width specified in CX.

draw_bottom proc
mov al,col ; save the column
push ax

mov al,llcorner ; lower-left corner char

call Outchar
inc col

; Draw a horizontal line.

mov cx,boxWidth
DB1:
mov al,hbar
call Outchar
inc col
loop DB1

mov al,lrcorner
call Outchar

pop ax ; restore the column

mov col,al
ret
draw_bottom endp

; Output character in AL at current row,col position

Outchar proc
push dx
mov ah,attribute
mov dh,row
mov dl,col
call Writechar_direct
pop dx
ret
Outchar endp
end main

Chapt 5 Ex 14: Boxes with Colors

; Draw several boxes on the screen of varying sizes and shapes.

; Add a color attribute byte to the box definitions. This is
; a good bonus assignment to follow Exercise 13.

; If the solution to Exercise 13 was designed correctly,

; the current program can be completed in about 10 minutes.
; Simply add an attribute byte to each table entry, change
; TABLE_ENTRY_SIZE, and initialize the attribute variable
; in the draw_box procedure.
CHAPTER 5 61

; Note: This program uses the JE instruction, which

; is not covered until Chapter 6.

.model small
.stack 100h
.286

; Define constants for the box drawing characters

ulcorner = 0DAh
urcorner = 0BFh
llcorner = 0C0h
lrcorner = 0D9h
hbar = 0C4h
vbar = 0B3h

whiteOnBlack = 0Fh
blueOnWhite = 71h
yellowOnBlue = 1Eh
magentaOnBlack = 0Dh
yellowOnBrown = 6Eh

TABLE_ENTRY_SIZE = 5

.data
; Format for table entry: top row, left column,
; bottom row, right column, attribute.

boxes label byte

db 5,1,20,10,whiteOnBlack
db 12,20,18,60,blueOnWhite
db 1,5,3,10,yellowOnBlue
db 7,0,24,79,magentaOnBlack
db 9,25,18,75,yellowOnBrown
db 0FFh ; sentinel value

boxWidth dw ?
boxHeight dw ?
attribute db ? ; color of box frame
row db ?
col db ?

.code
include library.inc

main proc
mov ax,@data
mov ds,ax
mov si,offset boxes ; point to box table
call Clrscr

L1:
cmp byte ptr [si],0FFh ; end of table?
je quit ; yes: quit
call draw_box ; SI points to box information
add si,TABLE_ENTRY_SIZE
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jmp L1

quit:
mov ax,4C00h ; return to DOS
int 21h
main endp

; Draw a single box, with parameters pointed to by SI

draw_box proc
pusha
mov ch,0 ; calculate boxHeight
mov cl,[si+2]
sub cl,[si]
dec cl
mov boxHeight,cx

mov ch,0 ; calculate boxWidth

mov cl,[si+3]
sub cl,[si+1]
dec cl
mov boxWidth,cx

mov al,[si+4] ; initialize the attribute

mov attribute,al

mov al,[si] ; set starting row,col values

mov row,al
mov al,[si+1]
mov col,al

call draw_top ; draw top of box

inc row ; second row of box, left side

mov cx,boxHeight
call draw_side ; draw left side of box

mov al,[si+3] ; right column

mov col,al
mov cx,boxHeight
call draw_side ; draw right side of box

mov cx,boxWidth
mov al,[si+2] ; lower-left row
mov row,al
mov al,[si+1] ; lower-left column
mov col,al
call draw_bottom ; draw bottom of box

popa
ret
draw_box endp

; Draw the side of a box, starting at position

; row,col, using CX as a counter.
CHAPTER 5 63

draw_side proc
mov al,row ; save the row
push ax

DS1:
mov al,vbar
call Outchar
inc row
loop DS1

pop ax ; restore the row

mov row,al
ret
draw_side endp

; Draw the top of the box by displaying the upper-left

; corner character, a straight line, and the upper-right
; corner character.

draw_top proc
mov al,col ; save the column
push ax

mov al,ulcorner ; lower-left corner char

call Outchar ; display the character
inc col

; Draw a horizontal line.

mov cx,boxWidth
L2:
mov al,hbar ; horizontal bar char
call Outchar
inc col
loop L2

mov al,urcorner ; upper-right corner char

call Outchar
inc col

pop ax ; restore the column

mov col,al
ret
draw_top endp

; Draw the bottom of the box, starting at

; row,col, with a width specified in CX.

draw_bottom proc
mov al,col ; save the column
push ax

mov al,llcorner ; lower-left corner char

call Outchar
inc col
64 IRVINE: SOLUTIONS MANUAL

; Draw a horizontal line.

mov cx,boxWidth
DB1:
mov al,hbar
call Outchar
inc col
loop DB1

mov al,lrcorner
call Outchar

pop ax ; restore the column

mov col,al
ret
draw_bottom endp

; Output character in AL at current row,col position

Outchar proc
push dx
mov ah,attribute
mov dh,row
mov dl,col
call Writechar_direct
pop dx
ret
Outchar endp
end main

Chapt 5 Ex 15: Setting the Cursor Size

; Write three short procedures that set the cursor size to

; (1) a solid block, (2) top line, and (3) normal size.
;
; Note: On a VGA display, the cursor can either be on top, on
; bottom, or a solid block. Therefore, the mid-height cursor
; mentioned in the Exercise 14 is not possible. This error
; was corrected in the second printing.

.model small
.stack 100h
.data
solidMsg db "Solid cursor: ",0
topMsg db "Top-line cursor: ",0
normalMsg db "Normal cursor: ",0

.code
include library.inc

main proc
mov ax,@data
mov ds,ax

call solid_cursor
CHAPTER 5 65

call top_cursor
call default_cursor

mov ax,4C00h
int 21h
main endp

solid_cursor proc
mov dx,offset solidMsg
call Writestring
mov ah,1
mov ch,0
mov cl,7
int 10h
call getch
call Crlf
ret
solid_cursor endp

top_cursor proc
mov dx,offset topMsg
call Writestring
mov ah,1
mov ch,0
mov cl,1
int 10h
call getch
call Crlf
ret
top_cursor endp

default_cursor proc
mov dx,offset normalMsg
call Writestring
mov ah,1
mov ch,6
mov cl,7
int 10h
call getch
call Crlf
ret
default_cursor endp

getch proc
mov ah,1 ; wait for keystroke
int 21h
ret
getch endp
end main

Chapt 5 Ex 16: Blinking Message

; Display a blinking message in the lower right corner

; of the screen, wait for a keystroke, and erase the
; message.
66 IRVINE: SOLUTIONS MANUAL

; Note: you must switch to video mode 7 to enable the

; blink bit in the video attribute byte. Also, the program
; must be run in full-screen mode, not in a graphical window.

; This implementation uses INT 10h, function 9 to display

; a string with a chosen attribute. As a simple variation,
; students can call the Writestring_direct procedure
; from the book's link library.

.model small
.286
.stack 100h

blinking = 087h ; blinking video attribute

normal = 7 ; normal video attribute

.data
msg db '<<Press any key to continue...>>'
MSG_SIZE = ($ - msg)
blank db MSG_SIZE dup(' ')

row db 24
col db 79 - MSG_SIZE

.code
main proc
mov ax,@data ; init data segment
mov ds,ax
mov ah,0 ; set video mode to mode
mov al,7 ; 7, to enable blinking
int 10h

mov bl,blinking ; attribute

mov dh,row
mov dl,col
mov si,offset msg
mov cx,MSG_SIZE
call show_text

mov ah,1 ; wait for keystroke

int 21h

mov bl,normal ; attribute

mov si,offset blank
mov cx,MSG_SIZE
call show_text

mov ax,4C00h ; end program

int 21h
main endp

; Write a string with a given attribute. Input:

; DH, DL = row, column position, SI = offset of message,
; CX = message length, BL = attribute.
CHAPTER 5 67

show_text proc
pusha

L1:
push cx ; save loop counter
mov ah,2 ; set cursor position
mov bh,0 ; video page 0
int 10h ; DX = row,col

mov ah,9 ; write character & attribute

mov al,[si] ; character
mov bh,0 ; video page 0
mov cx,1 ; repetition count
int 10h

inc dl ; increment column

inc si ; point to next character
pop cx ; restore loop counter
loop L1

popa
ret
show_text endp
end main

Chapt 5 Ex 17: Null Attributes

; Write blanks with null attributes to line 10 on

; the screen. Then, write a string to the same
; screen location, using INT 21h.

; The text never appears, of course, because INT 21h

; does not modify existing screen attributes when it
; writes to the console. The null attributes make the
; text invisible.

.model small
.stack 100h
.data
message db "Can you see this string? $"

.code
main proc
mov ax,@data ; init data segment
mov ds,ax

; Set the cursor position.

mov ah,2 ; BIOS function

mov bh,0 ; video page 0
mov dh,10 ; set row and column
mov dl,0
int 10h

; Display a line of spaces with null attributes.

68 IRVINE: SOLUTIONS MANUAL

mov ah,9 ; display character/attribute

mov al,20h ; blank character
mov bh,0 ; video page 0
mov bl,0 ; null video attribute
mov cx,50 ; character count
int 10h

; Display a line of text, using INT 21h.

mov ah,9
mov dx,offset message
int 21h

mov ax,4C00h ; end program

int 21h
main endp
end main

Chapt 5 Ex 18: Day Number of any Date

; Prompt the user for a date. Determine the day

; number and display the day of the week as a string.

; I recommend letting students use the link library

; procedures when inputting the date from the user.

; It is interesting to note whether students remember

; to save and restore the current system date.

; This implementation requires the use of CMP and JE

; instructions, which are covered in Chapter 6.

.model small
.stack 100h

.data
month db ?
day db ?
year dw ?

saveMonth db ?
saveDay db ?
saveYear dw ?

askMonth db "Month: ",0

askDay db "Day: ",0
askYear db "Year: ",0

; Define a table of day names, making sure that

; each entry is the same length by padding with
; spaces.

dayNames label byte

db "Sunday ",0
CHAPTER 5 69

DAYSIZE = ($ - dayNames)
db "Monday ",0
db "Tuesday ",0
db "Wednesday",0
db "Thursday ",0
db "Friday ",0
db "Saturday ",0

.code
include library.inc

main proc
mov ax,@data ; init data segment
mov ds,ax
call ClrScr
call SaveCurrentDate
call InputDate ; get date from user

; Set the current date to the user's values.

mov ah,2Bh
mov cx,year
mov dh,month
mov dl,day
int 21h
cmp al,0
jne restoreDate ; quit if not successful

; Get the date, including the dayOfWeek.

mov ah,2Ah
int 21h ; AL = day of week
mov dx,offset dayNames ; point to table
mov ah,0
cmp ax,0 ; Sunday?
je printName ; yes: print now

mov cx,ax ; no: find table entry

L1: add dx,DAYSIZE ; calculate position
loop L1

printName:
call Writestring
call Crlf

restoreDate:
call RestoreCurrentDate
mov ax,4c00h ; end program
int 21h
main endp

; Restore the original system date.

RestoreCurrentDate proc
mov ah,2Bh
mov cx,saveYear
70 IRVINE: SOLUTIONS MANUAL

mov dh,saveMonth
mov dl,saveDay
int 21h
ret
RestoreCurrentDate endp

; Get the current date and save it.

SaveCurrentDate proc
mov ah,2Ah
int 21h ; AL = day of week
mov saveMonth,dh
mov saveDay,dl
mov saveYear,cx
ret
SaveCurrentDate endp

; Ask the user for a new month, day, and year.

InputDate proc
mov dx,offset askMonth
call Writestring
call Readint
call Crlf
mov month,al
mov dx,offset askDay
call Writestring
call Readint
call Crlf
mov day,al
mov dx,offset askYear
call Writestring
call Readint
call Crlf
mov year,ax
ret
InputDate endp
end main

Chapt 5 Bonus Exercise: Line-Drawing Editor

; This program interactively draws a line on the screen using

; character graphics in text mode. When running this program,
; type Q to quit. Use the arrow keys to change direction
; and guide the path of the line.

; Challenging program.
; This is the solutin to an exercise from Chapter 5 in the First
; Edition. Solution by Bob Galivan.

.Model small
.Stack 100h

.Code
Main Proc
CHAPTER 5 71

mov ax, @data ;initialize the data segment so the program

mov ds, ax ;can address the variables

ClearScreen:
mov ah, 07h ; calling BIOS function 7, scroll window down
mov al, 00h ; blanking the entire screen
mov bh, 07h ; in normal video
mov cx, 0000h ; row 1, col 1 start
mov dx, 184Fh ; row 25, col 80 finish
int 10h

PlaceCursor:
mov ah, 02h ; calling BIOS function 2, set cursor position
mov bh, 00h ; on video page 0
mov dx, 0000h ; at row 1, col 1
int 10h

ReadCharacter:
mov ah, 07h ; calling DOS function 8, character input
int 21h ; without echo

EvaluateCharacter:
cmp al, 'q' ; time to quit program
jne CheckExtendChar ; if user enters q
jmp Exit

CheckExtendChar:
cmp al, 00h ; if al = 0, an extended key was pressed
je GetExtendChar ; If not, it was an invalid key
jmp return ; and we cycle around again

GetExtendChar:
int 21h ; do a second read to get the character

CheckLeftArrow:
cmp al, LArrow ; was the key the left arrow key
jne CheckRightArrow ; if not, check the next key
mov cl, direction ; put the direction we are coming from into cl
mov direction, 'l' ; and set the direction to left
cmp cl, 'l' ; If we are coming from the left
je DrawLeftLine ; then we continue to the left
cmp cl, 'u' ; If we were going up,
je LtDrawTopRight ; then we need a top right corner
cmp cl, 'd' ; if we were going down,
je LtDrawBottomRight ; then we need a bottom right corner
jmp DrawLeftLine ; If we get here, we were coming from the right

LtDrawBottomRight:
mov ah, 09h ; Calling BIOS function 9, write character
mov al, BottomRight ; and attribute. We write the bottom right
mov bh, 00h ; character on vidoe page 0, with a normal
mov bl, 07h ; attribute,
mov cx, 01h ; one time
int 10h
jmp SetLeftCursor ; and then position the left cursor

LtDrawTopRight:
72 IRVINE: SOLUTIONS MANUAL

mov ah, 09h ; calling BIOS function 9, write character

mov al, TopRight ; and attribute. We write a top right character
mov bh, 00h ; on video page 0
mov bl, 07h ; with a normal attribute,
mov cx, 01h ; one character
int 10h
jmp SetLeftCursor ; and then position the left cursor

DrawLeftLine:
mov ah, 09h ; calling BIOS function 9, write character and
mov al, HorizLine ; attribute. We are writing a horizontal line
mov bh, 00h ; on vidoe page 0
mov bl, 07h ; with a normal attribute,
mov cx, 01h ; one character
int 10h

SetLeftCursor:
mov cl, MinCol ; Put the minimum column into cl
cmp CurrentCol,cl ; If we are below the minimum column,
ja PositionLeftCursor ; we cannot go further left. Otherwise
jmp PositionCursor ; we move one column to the left

PositionLeftCursor:
dec CurrentCol ; by decrementing the current column
jmp PositionCursor ; and positioning the cursor

CheckRightArrow:
cmp al, RArrow ; Was the key a right arrow ?
jne CheckUpArrow ; if not, check the next key

CheckRightDirection:
mov cl, Direction ; put the direction we are coming from
mov direction, 'r' ; into cl, and set the new direction to right
cmp cl, 'r' ; are we travelling right ?
je DrawRight ; If so, draw the line to the right
cmp cl, 'u' ; were we going up ?
je RtDrawTopLeft ; then we draw the top left corner
cmp cl, 'd' ; if we were going down,
je RtDrawBottomLeft ; then we need the bottom left corner
cmp cl, ' ' ; A space means we have just started
jmp RtDrawTopLeft ; so we draw a top left corner

RtDrawBottomLeft:
mov ah, 09h ; calling BIOS function 9, write character
mov al, BottomLeft ; and attribute. We write a bottom left character
mov bh, 00h ; on video page 0
mov bl, 07h ; with a normal attribute,
mov cx, 01h ; one character
int 10h
jmp SetRightCursor ; and reset the cursor

RtDrawTopLeft:
mov ah, 09h ; calling BIOS function 9, write character and
mov al, TopLeft ; attribute. Writing a Top left character
mov bh, 00h ; on video page 0
mov bl, 07h ; with a normal attribute,
mov cx, 01h ; one character
CHAPTER 5 73

int 10h
jmp SetRightCursor ; and reset the cursor

DrawRight:
mov ah, 09h ; If we got here, it is ok to write
mov al, HorizLine ; the horizontal line character
mov bh, 00h ; on video page 0
mov bl, 07h ; with a normal attribute,
mov cx, 01h ; write one character
int 10h

SetRightCursor:
mov cl, MaxCol ; put the maximum columns in cl to compare
cmp CurrentCol, cl ; If we are below the maximum column,
jb PositionRightCursor ; we can reset the cursor
jmp PositionCursor ; otherwise, we can go no further right

PositionRightCursor:
inc CurrentCol ; increment the current column
jmp PositionCursor ; and move the cursor one column to the right

CheckUpArrow:
cmp al, UpArrow ; was the key an Up arrow ?
jne CheckDnArrow ; If not, then we check the next key
mov cl, direction ; save the direction we came from
mov direction, 'u' ; and set it to where we are going
cmp cl, 'u' ; were we going up ?
je DrawUpLine ; then continue drawing
cmp cl, 'r' ; if we were coming right, then
je UpDrawBottomRight ; then we need a bottom right corner
cmp cl, 'l' ; if we were going left,
je UpDrawBottomLeft ; then we need the bottom left corner

UpDrawBottomLeft:
mov ah, 09h ; calling BIOS function 9, write character
mov al, BottomLeft ; and attribute. Writing the bottom left corner
mov bh, 00h ; on video page 0
mov bl, 07h ; with a normal attribute
mov cx, 01h ; write one character
int 10h
jmp SetUpCursor ; and resetting the cursor

UpDrawBottomRight:
mov ah, 09h ; calling BIOS function 9, write character and
mov al, BottomRight ; attribute. Writing the bottom right corner
mov bh, 00h ; on video page 0
mov bl, 07h ; with a normal attribute
mov cx, 01h ; write one character
int 10h
jmp SetUpCursor

DrawUpLine:
mov ah, 09h ; It is OK to write the vertical
mov al, VertLine ; line character
mov bh, 00h ; on video page 0
mov bl, 07h ; with a normal attribute
mov cx, 01h ; write one character
74 IRVINE: SOLUTIONS MANUAL

int 10h

SetUpCursor:
mov cl, MinRow ; put the minimum rows in cl
cmp CurrentRow, cl ; have we reached the minimum ?
jbe return ; if so, there is nothing else to do
dec CurrentRow ; otherwise, we decrement our row
jmp PositionCursor ; and reposition the cursor

CheckDnArrow:
cmp al, DnArrow ; was the key the down arrow ?
jne return ; If not, then we return to the top of the loop
mov cl, direction ; Else, we put the direction we are coming from
mov direction, 'd' ; into cl, and set the new direction.
cmp cl, 'd' ; are we still going down ?
je DrawDownLine ; if so, continue
cmp cl, 'r' ; If we were coming from the right
je DnDrawTopRight ; then we need a top right corner
cmp cl, 'l' ; If we were coming from the left
je DnDrawTopLeft ; then we need a top left corner

DnDrawTopLeft:
mov ah, 09h ; calling BIOS function 9, write character and
mov al, TopLeft ; attribute. Writing a top left corner
mov bh, 00h ; on video page 0
mov bl, 07h ; with a normal attribute
mov cx, 01h ; write one character
int 10h
jmp SetDownCursor ; and reseting the cursor

DnDrawTopRight:
mov ah, 09h ; calling BIOS function 9, write character and
mov al, TopRight ; attribute. Writing a top right corner
mov bh, 00h ; on video page 0
mov bl, 07h ; with a normal attribute
mov cx, 01h ; write one character
int 10h
jmp SetDownCursor ; and resetting the cursor

DrawDownLine:
mov ah, 09h ; It is OK to write the vertical
mov al, VertLine ; line character
mov bh, 00h ; on video page 0
mov bl, 07h ; with a normal attribute
mov cx, 01h ; write one character
int 10h

SetDownCursor:
mov cl, MaxRow ; put the maximum rows in cl
cmp CurrentRow, cl ; if we have exceeded them, we
jae return ; return to the top of the loop
inc CurrentRow ; otherwise, we increment the current row
jmp PositionCursor ; and position the cursor

PositionCursor:
mov ah, 02h ; Calling BIOS function 2, set cursor position
CHAPTER 6 75

mov bh, 0 ; on video page 0

mov dh, CurrentRow ; at the current row
mov dl, currentCol ; and the current Column
int 10h

Return:
jmp ReadCharacter ; return to the top of the loop for another
; round
Exit:
mov ax, 4C00h ; load the terminate function
Int 21h ; and end the program
Main Endp

.data
currentRow db 00h ; What is our current row
CurrentCol db 00h ; What is our current column
MinRow db 00h ; what is our minimum row
MinCol db 00h ; and column position
MaxRow db 18h ; and our maximum row
MaxCol db 4Fh ; and column position
Direction db ' ' ; What direction are we going in

;Character definitions
UpArrow db 48h
DnArrow db 50h
LArrow db 4Bh
RArrow db 4Dh
TopLeft db 0DAh
TopRight db 0BFh
BottomLeft db 0C0h
BottomRight db 0D9h
HorizLine db 0C4h
VertLine db 0B3h

end Main

CHAPTER 6

Chapt 6 Ex 1: Reading Keyboard Arrow Keys

; Write a procedure called GetArrow that inputs a keyboard scan code

; with INT 16h, checks to see if the key is a left arrow, right
; arrow, etc., and returns an integer in AX identifying the arrow.

;--------------------------------------------------------------------
; Suggested improvement (after reading chapter 7): Create a table of
; strings representing the key names, and index into the table to
; get the appropriate string. This requires the MUL operator:

;keyNames \
; db "None ",0
; db "Up arrow ",0
; db "Right arrow",0
76 IRVINE: SOLUTIONS MANUAL

; db "Down arrow ",0

; db "Left arrow ",0
;--------------------------------------------------------------------

.model small
.stack 100h

LEFT = 4Bh
RIGHT = 4Dh
UP = 48h
DOWN = 50h
NONE = 0

.data
rightMsg db "Right arrow",0
leftMsg db "Left arrow",0
upMsg db "Up arrow",0
downMsg db "Down arrow",0

.code
include library.inc

main proc
mov ax,@data ; init data segment
mov ds,ax
call ClrScr

L1: call GetArrow

cmp ax,0 ; not an arrow key?
je Quit ; quit
jmp L1

Quit:
mov ax,4c00h ; end program
int 21h
main endp

; Input a keystroke, return one of the following values in AX,

; depending on which key was pressed: 1=up, 2=right, 3=down,
; 4=left, 0=none.

GetArrow proc
push dx
mov ah,10h ; input keystroke (AH = scan code)
int 16h
mov dl,ah ; make copy of scan code

cmp dl,UP
jne GA1
mov ax,1
mov dx,offset upMsg
call Writestring
jmp GA5

GA1:
cmp dl,RIGHT
CHAPTER 6 77

jne GA2
mov ax,2
mov dx,offset rightMsg
call Writestring
jmp GA5

GA2:
cmp dl,DOWN
jne GA3
mov ax,3
mov dx,offset downMsg
call Writestring
jmp GA5

GA3:
cmp dl,LEFT
jne GA4
mov ax,4
mov dx,offset leftMsg
call Writestring
jmp GA5

GA4:
mov ax,0 ; unknown key

GA5:
call Crlf
pop dx
ret
GetArrow endp
end main

Chapt 6 Ex 2: Vertical Bar Menu

; Display a vertical menu and let the user move a highlighted

; bar up and down across menu choices by pressing keyboard
; arrow keys.

; The challenge in writing this program is to create

; procedures that have clearly defined tasks. In this way,
; we can reduce the amount of redundant code.

.model small
.286
.stack 100h

ESC_KEY = 1Bh

UP_ARROW = 48h
DOWN_ARROW = 50h
78 IRVINE: SOLUTIONS MANUAL

.data
screenPosition db 5,10 ; upper-left row, column
numberOfEntries dw 3 ; number of entries
unselectedColor db 70h ; color of unselected entries
selectedColor db 20h ; color of selected entries

menuText \
db "Choice One ",0
ENTRY_SIZE = ($ - menuText)
db "Choice Two ",0
db "Choice Three ",0

currentRow dw 0
prompt db "Press the Esc key to cancel the menu.",0

.code
include library.inc

main proc
mov ax,@data ; init data segment
mov ds,ax
call ClrScr
mov dx,offset prompt
call Writestring

call DrawVerticalMenu
mov currentRow,0

L1:
call ProcessVerticalKey
cmp al,ESC_KEY
jne L1

mov ax,4c00h ; end program

int 21h
main endp

; Read the keyboard and move the menu bar according to the
; vertical arrow key that was pressed. Exit if the user presses
; the Esc key

ProcessVerticalKey proc
mov ah,10h ; read keyboard
int 16h
cmp al,ESC_KEY ; exit if Esc pressed
je PK4
cmp ah,UP_ARROW
jne PK2
cmp currentRow,0 ; if currentRow > 0 then
jbe PK2
mov ah,unselectedColor ; unselect the current entry
call DrawEntry
dec currentRow ; decrement the row number
mov ah,selectedColor ; select the new entry
call DrawEntry
CHAPTER 6 79

PK2:
cmp ah,DOWN_ARROW
jne PK4
mov dx,numberOfEntries ; get number of entries
dec dx ; adjust to zero-based index
cmp dx,currentRow ; any rows below currentRow?
jbe PK4 ; if so,

mov ah,unselectedColor ; unselect the current entry

call DrawEntry
inc currentRow ; increment the row number
mov ah,selectedColor ; select the new entry
call DrawEntry

PK4:
ret
ProcessVerticalKey endp

; Draw the menu. The first item is automatically selected.

DrawVerticalMenu proc
pusha
mov di,offset selectedColor
mov ah,[di] ; selected attribute
mov currentRow,0
call DrawEntry ; draw the first entry

mov di,offset numberOfEntries

mov cx,[di] ; number of entries
dec cx ; (remaining number)
mov di,offset unselectedColor
mov ah,[di] ; unselected attribute

DM1:
inc currentRow
call DrawEntry
loop DM1

popa
ret
DrawVerticalMenu endp

; Draw the menu entry identified by currentRow with

; the attribute in AH.

DrawEntry proc
pusha
mov cx,currentRow
mov di,offset screenPosition
mov dh,[di] ; starting screen row
mov dl,[di+1] ; starting screen column
mov si,offset menuText

; Use a loop to advance the menuText table

; pointer to the right entry and to increment
; the screen row position.
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cmp cx,0
je DE2
DE1:
inc dh
add si,ENTRY_SIZE ; next text entry
loop DE1

DE2:
call Writestring_direct ; display current entry
popa
ret
DrawEntry endp
end main

Chapt 6 Ex 3: Horizontal Bar Menu

; Display a horizontal menu and let the user move a highlighted

; bar left and right across menu choices by pressing keyboard
; arrow keys.

; The program solution to Exercise 2 was used as a starting

; pointer for this program.

.model small
.286
.stack 100h

ESC_KEY = 1Bh

LEFT_ARROW = 4Bh
RIGHT_ARROW = 4Dh

.data
screenPosition db 5,0 ; upper-left row, column
numberOfEntries dw 3 ; number of entries
unselectedColor db 70h ; color of unselected entries
selectedColor db 20h ; color of selected entries

menuText \
db "ChoiceOne ",0
ENTRY_SIZE = ($ - menuText)
db "ChoiceTwo ",0
db "ChoiceThree ",0

currentCol dw 0
prompt db "Press the Esc key to cancel the menu.",0

.code
include library.inc

main proc
mov ax,@data ; init data segment
mov ds,ax
call ClrScr
CHAPTER 6 81

mov dx,offset prompt

call Writestring

call DrawHorizontalMenu
mov currentCol,0

L1:
call ProcessHorizontalKey
cmp al,ESC_KEY
jne L1

mov ax,4c00h ; end program

int 21h
main endp

; Read the keyboard and move the menu bar according to the
; horizontal arrow key that was pressed. Exit if the user presses
; the Esc key

ProcessHorizontalKey proc
mov ah,10h ; read keyboard
int 16h
cmp al,ESC_KEY ; exit if Esc pressed
je PK4
cmp ah,LEFT_ARROW
jne PK2
cmp currentCol,0 ; if currentCol > 0 then
jbe PK2
mov ah,unselectedColor ; unselect the current entry
call DrawEntry
dec currentCol ; decrement the column number
mov ah,selectedColor ; select the new entry
call DrawEntry

PK2:
cmp ah,RIGHT_ARROW
jne PK4

mov dx,numberOfEntries ; get number of entries

dec dx ; adjust to zero-based index
cmp dx,currentCol ; any columns after currentCol?
jbe PK4 ; no: skip
mov ah,unselectedColor ; unselect the current entry
call DrawEntry
inc currentCol ; increment the column number
mov ah,selectedColor ; select the new entry
call DrawEntry

PK4:
ret
ProcessHorizontalKey endp

; Draw the menu. The first item is automatically selected.

DrawHorizontalMenu proc
pusha
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mov di,offset selectedColor

mov ah,[di] ; selected attribute
mov currentCol,0
call DrawEntry ; draw the first entry

mov di,offset numberOfEntries

mov cx,[di] ; number of entries
dec cx ; (remaining number)
mov di,offset unselectedColor
mov ah,[di] ; unselected attribute

DM1:
inc currentCol
call DrawEntry
loop DM1

popa
ret
DrawHorizontalMenu endp

; Draw the menu entry identified by currentCol with

; the attribute in AH.

DrawEntry proc
pusha
mov cx,currentCol
mov di,offset screenPosition
mov dh,[di] ; starting screen row
mov dl,[di+1] ; starting screen column
mov si,offset menuText

; Use a loop to advance the menuText table

; pointer to the right entry and to increment
; the screen column position.

cmp cx,0
je DE2
DE1:
add dl,ENTRY_SIZE ; screen column
add si,ENTRY_SIZE ; next text entry
loop DE1

DE2:
call Writestring_direct ; display current entry
popa
ret
DrawEntry endp
end main

Chapt 6 Ex 4: Alphabetic Input

; Input and display only letters A-Z from the keyboard

; until the Enter key is pressed.

; In this implementation we accept only capital letters.

CHAPTER 6 83

.model small
.stack 100h

.code
include library.inc

main proc
mov ax,@data ; init data segment
mov ds,ax
call ClrScr

L1: mov ah,10h ; wait for a keystroke

int 16h
cmp al,0Dh ; Enter key pressed?
je Quit
cmp al,'A'
jb L2
cmp al,'Z'
ja L2
mov ah,2 ; Display the character
mov dl,al
int 21h

L2: jmp L1

Quit:
mov ax,4c00h ; end program
int 21h
main endp
end main

Chapt 6 Ex 5: Signed Integer Input

; Let the user input a signed decimal integer

; from the console. Use a finite-state diagram, and
; Display an error message if invalid input is entered.

; Note: This solution program is identical to the one

; in Example 12, Chapter 6.

.model small
.stack 100h

DOS_CHAR_INPUT = 1
ENTER_KEY = 0Dh

.data
InvalidInputMessage db "Invalid input",0dh,0ah,0

.code
extrn Writestring:proc, Crlf:proc, Clrscr:proc

main proc
mov ax,@data
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mov ds,ax
call Clrscr

StateA:
call Getnext ; read next char into AL
cmp al,'+' ; leading + sign?
je StateB ; go to State B
cmp al,'-' ; leading - sign?
je StateB ; go to State C
call Isdigit ; ZF = 1 if AL contains a digit
jz StateC
call DisplayError ; invalid input found
jmp Exit

StateB:
call Getnext ; read next char into AL
call Isdigit ; ZF = 1 if AL contains a digit
jz StateC
call DisplayError ; invalid input found
jmp Exit

StateC:
call Getnext ; read next char into AL
jz Exit ; quit if Enter pressed
call Isdigit ; ZF = 1 if AL contains a digit
jz StateC
call DisplayError ; invalid input found
jmp Exit

Exit:
call Crlf
mov ax,4c00h
int 21h
main endp

; Read char from standard input into AL,

; set ZF = 1 if Enter key was read.

Getnext proc
mov ah,DOS_CHAR_INPUT ; read standard input
int 21h ; AL = character
cmp al,ENTER_KEY
ret
Getnext endp

; Set ZF = 1 if the character in AL is a digit.

Isdigit proc
cmp al,'0'
jb A1
cmp al,'9'
ja A1
test ax,0 ; set ZF = 1
A1: ret
Isdigit endp
CHAPTER 6 85

; Display error message.

DisplayError proc
push dx
mov dx,offset InvalidInputMessage
call WriteString
call Crlf
pop dx
ret
DisplayError endp
end main

Chapt 6 Ex 6: Real Number Input (Unsigned)

; Input an unsigned real number from the keyboard.
; Reject any characters except digits
; and a single decimal point. Quit when the Enter
; key is pressed.

.model small
.stack 100h

ENTER_KEY = 0Dh

.data
prompt db "Input a real number: ",0

.code
include library.inc

main proc
mov ax,@data
mov ds,ax
call Clrscr
mov dx,offset prompt ; display a prompt
call Writestring

StateA:
call Readkey ; read character into AL
cmp al,ENTER_KEY
je quit
call IsDigit
jz StateB

StateB:
call Readkey ; read next char into AL
cmp al,ENTER_KEY
je quit ; quit if Enter pressed
call IsDigit ; ZF = 1 if AL contains a digit
jz StateB
call IsPoint
je StateC

StateC:
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call Readkey ; read next char into AL

cmp al,ENTER_KEY
je quit ; quit if Enter pressed
call Isdigit ; ZF = 1 if AL contains a digit
jz StateC ; repeat for more digits

quit:
mov ax,4C00h ; end program
int 21h
main endp

; Return ZF = 1 if the character in AL is a digit.

IsDigit proc
cmp al,'0' ; is the ASCII code < '0'?
jb ID1
cmp al,'9' ; is the ASCII code > '0'?
ja ID1
call Echo1
test ax,0 ; set ZF = 1
ID1: ret
IsDigit endp

; Return ZF = 1 if the character in AL is a decimal point.

IsPoint proc
cmp al,'.'
jne IP1
call Echo1
test ax,0
IP1: ret
IsPoint endp

Echo1 proc
mov dl,al ; echo the character in AL
mov ah,2
int 21h
ret
Echo1 endp
end main

Chapt 6 Ex 7: Real Number Input with Leading Sign

; Input a signed real number from the keyboard.

; Reject any characters except a leading sign, digits,
; and a single decimal point. Quit when the Enter
; key is pressed.

; Note: The approach called for by this exercise and the

; previous one is a little different from the one in the
; chapter (Example 12). In the current program, we are
; told to ignore invalid keystrokes. This is done by
; placing a JMP instruction at the end of each state that
; returns to the same state label.
CHAPTER 6 87

.model small
.stack 100h

ENTER_KEY = 0Dh

.data
prompt db "Input a real number: ",0

.code
include library.inc

main proc
mov ax,@data
mov ds,ax
call Clrscr
mov dx,offset prompt ; display a prompt
call Writestring

StateA:
call Readkey
cmp al,ENTER_KEY
je quit
call IsSign
jz StateB
call IsDigit
jz StateC
jmp StateA ; ignore other characters

StateB:
call Readkey ; read character into AL
cmp al,ENTER_KEY
je quit
call IsDigit
jz StateC
jmp StateB ; ignore other characters

StateC:
call Readkey ; read next char into AL
cmp al,ENTER_KEY
je quit ; quit if Enter pressed
call IsDigit ; ZF = 1 if AL contains a digit
jz StateC
call IsPoint
je StateD
jmp StateC ; ignore other characters

StateD:
call Readkey ; read next char into AL
cmp al,ENTER_KEY
je quit ; quit if Enter pressed
call Isdigit ; ZF = 1 if AL contains a digit
jz StateD ; repeat for more digits
jmp StateD ; ignore other characters

quit:
mov ax,4C00h ; end program
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int 21h
main endp

; Return ZF = 1 if the character in AL is a digit.

IsDigit proc
cmp al,'0' ; is the ASCII code < '0'?
jb ID1
cmp al,'9' ; is the ASCII code > '0'?
ja ID1
call Echo1
test ax,0 ; set ZF = 1
ID1: ret
IsDigit endp

; Return ZF = 1 if the character in AL is a decimal point.

IsPoint proc
cmp al,'.'
jne IP1
call Echo1
test ax,0
IP1: ret
IsPoint endp

IsSign proc
cmp al,'+'
je IS1
cmp al,'-'
je IS1
jmp IS2

IS1: call Echo1

test ax,0

IS2: ret
IsSign endp

Echo1 proc
mov dl,al ; echo the character in AL
mov ah,2
int 21h
ret
Echo1 endp
end main

Chapt 6 Ex 8: Reverse an Array

; Reverse an array of 16-bit integers, in place. Display

; the array before and after the reversal.
; Note: some of the code from the Chapter 4 Exercise 16
; solution program was transplanted and adapted for this
; program.

.model small
CHAPTER 6 89

.stack 100h
.data
array dw 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10
COUNT = ($ - array) / (type array)
array_last = $ - (type array)

.code
include library.inc

main proc
mov ax,@data ; init data segment
mov ds,ax
call ClrScr
call ShowArray

; Reverse the array.

mov cx,(COUNT / 2)
mov si,offset array
mov di,array_last

L1:
mov ax,[si] ; get integer from the source
xchg [di],ax ; exchange with destination
mov [si],ax ; save back in source
add si,type array ; increment index
sub di,type array
loop L1 ; repeat loop

call ShowArray

mov ax,4c00h ; end program

int 21h
main endp

; Display the array.

ShowArray proc
mov si,offset array
mov cx,COUNT

SA1:
mov ax,[si]
mov bx,10 ; display it in decimal
call Writeint
call Crlf
add si,type array ; increment index
loop SA1
ret
ShowArray endp
end main

Chapt 6 Ex 9: Deviation of Array Values

; Calculate and display the amount of variance between

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; each element of a 16-bit integer array and the array's

; arithmetic mean.

; Note: This solution program requires an understanding

; of the 32-bit DIV instruction. See the line in the
; program listing labeled NEEDS EXPLANATION.

.model small
.stack 100h
.386
.data
array dw 1000,1100,2000,2200,3000,3300,4000,4400
dw 5000,5500,6000,6600,7000,7700,8000,8800
COUNT = ($ - array) / (type array)

mean dd ?
showMeanMsg db "Arithmetic mean (integer): ",0
heading db 0dh,0ah
db "Value - Variance",0dh,0ah
db "----------------",0dh,0ah,0

.code
include library.inc

main proc
mov ax,@data ; init data segment
mov ds,ax
call ClrScr
call CalculateMean

; Display the mean.

mov dx,offset showMeanMsg

call Writestring
mov ebx,10 ; display EAX in decimal
mov eax,mean
call Writelong
call Crlf

; Calculate and display each of the array values

; and their variances.

mov dx,offset heading

call Writestring

mov cx,COUNT
mov eax,0 ; use 32-bit accumulator
mov si,offset array
L1:
mov ax,[si] ; get array value
call Writeint ; display it
call Writespaces
sub ax,word ptr mean ; subtract the mean
jns L2 ; result negative?
neg ax ; convert to positive
CHAPTER 6 91

L2:
call Writeint ; display the difference
call Crlf
add si,type array ; point to next array value
loop L1

mov ax,4c00h ; end program

int 21h
main endp

; Calculate and store the arithmetic mean.

CalculateMean proc
pusha
mov cx,COUNT
mov eax,0 ; use 32-bit accumulator
mov si,offset array
CM1:
movzx edx,word ptr[si] ; move and zero-extend
add eax,edx ; add to accumulator
add si,type array
loop CM1

; Divide EDX:EAX by EBX, giving EAX.

mov edx,0
mov ebx,COUNT
div ebx ; NEEDS EXPLANATION
mov mean,eax
popa
ret
CalculateMean endp

Writespaces proc
.data
tspaces db " - ",0
.code
push dx
mov dx,offset tspaces
call Writestring
pop dx
ret
Writespaces endp
end main

Chapt 6 Ex 10: Display a String in Reverse

; Input a string and redisplay it with all of its

; characters reversed.

.model small
.stack 100h

.data
string db 128 dup(0) ; the input string
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.code
include library.inc

main proc
mov ax,@data
mov ds,ax
call Clrscr

mov dx,offset string

call Readstring ; output: AX = length
call ReverseString
call Crlf

mov ax,4c00h
int 21h
main endp

; Display a string in reverse. DX points to the

; string and AX contains its length.

ReverseString proc
mov cx,ax ; loop counter
mov si,dx ; point to string
add si,ax ; point to last char
dec si

RS1:
mov dl,[si] ; get character
cmp dl,0
je RS2
mov ah,2 ; display it
int 21h
dec si
loop RS1

RS2:
ret
ReverseString endp
end main

Chapt 6 Ex 11: Reverse the Words in a String

; Let the user input a string. Redisplay the

; string with the words in reverse order.

.model small
.stack 100h

.data
buffer db 81 ; maximum length as specified in
book
db ? ; length of data keyed
string db 81 dup (?) ; the input string
crlf db 0Dh,0Ah,'$'
CHAPTER 6 93

.code
main proc
mov ax,@data ; establish segment register
contents
mov ds,ax ; so that data may be accessed
call ReverseString ; Call main routine
mov ax,4c00h
int 21h ; Exit the program
main endp

ReverseString proc
call get_string ; get a string, set si to the end
or si,si ; if ZF, then no data was entered
jz zero_length ; can't reverse a zero length
string
next_word:
mov cx,0 ; set length of word to zero
again:
cmp string-1[si], 20h ; have we reached a space ?
je a_word ; word ends in one or more spaces
inc cx ; add 1 to length of the word
dec si ; move toward the front of the
string
jz done ; until we reach the very
beginning
jmp again ; check the next character
a_word:
call show_word ; display a word
mov cx,1 ; we know we have a space
sep_len:
dec si ; move towards beginning of string
jz done ; until we reach the very
beginning
cmp string-1[si], 20h ; is the seperator over yet?
jne sep_done ; if not, print it
inc cx ; and increase the length counter
jmp sep_len ; keep looking for a space
sep_done:
call show_word ; don't care if word or separator
jmp next_word ; next word
done: call show_word ; display final word
zero_length:
ret
ReverseString endp

get_string proc ; get string, set SI to end

mov ah,0ah ; buffered character input (a
string)
mov dx,offset buffer ; point dx to data storage area
int 21h ; request service (get a string)
mov al,buffer+1
cbw
mov si,ax ; the length of the string
mov dx, offset crlf ; send a carrige return linefeed
mov ah, 09h
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int 21h
ret ; return to calling routine
get_string endp

show_word proc ; display a word. CX = length

mov ah,40h ; write characters specified in CX
mov bx,1 ; to the standard output
lea dx,string[si] ; starting address of data
int 21h
ret
show_word endp
end main

Chapt 6 Ex 12: Count the Words in a File

; Read a text file from standard input and count the

; number of words and characters. Use INT 21h
; Function 6.

; This is a fairly easy program to write, compared to later

; exercises in this chapter. This solution program assumes
; that words are separated by a single space. If the file
; contains consecutive spaces, each space would be counted
; as a word. As a bonus exercise, ask students to
; include logic that skips consecutive spaces.

; If students use INT 21h function 6, the program is

; almost impossible to debug with an interactive debugger.
; Students might want to temporarily use Function 1 and
; designate a special key such as Ctrl-Z to signal end
; of input.

.model small
.stack 100h
.data
charCount dw 0 ; character count
wordCount dw 0 ; word count

charMsg db "Number of characters: ",0

wordMsg db "Number of words: ",0

.code
include library.inc

main proc
mov ax,@data ; init data segment
mov ds,ax
call ClrScr

L1: mov ah,6 ; DOS function 6

mov dl,0FFh ; input a character
int 21h ; AL = character
jz L8 ; ZF = 1 if no more data
inc charCount ; increment character count
cmp al,' ' ; space (end of word) ?
CHAPTER 6 95

jne L2 ; no
inc wordCount ; yes - increment count
L2:
jmp L1

L8:
inc wordCount ; count the last word

; Display the results.

mov bx,10 ; decimal radix

mov dx,offset charMsg ; "Number of characters: "
call Writestring
mov ax,charCount
call Writeint
call Crlf

mov dx,offset wordMsg ; "Number of words: "

call Writestring
mov ax,wordCount
call Writeint
call Crlf

mov ax,4c00h ; end program

int 21h
main endp
end main

Chapt 6 Ex 13: Console Input Field

; Write a procedure that displays an input field on

; the screen, waits for user input, and returns
; the characters typed. Terminate when either the
; Enter key or Tab key is pressed.

; This program is particularly challenging because of the

; many possible variations in user input. For example, the
; user might press function keys. Or, the user might press
; the Bksp key before entering any other characters. This
; program definitely requires the use of an interactive
; debugger.

; This program would be easier to write if the STRUC directive

; were available, but STRUC is not introduced until Chapter 8.
; You may want to let students read ahead to that topic before doing
; this project.

; An important strategy in this program is to make the code as

; transportable as possible to related exercises in this chapter
; (14,15,16,17).

.model small
.286
.stack 100h
.data
96 IRVINE: SOLUTIONS MANUAL

; The following data structure is required by the

; ShowInputField procedure.

field1Length = 10

field1 \
dw field1Length
db 5,12 ; row, column position
db 70h ; attribute
db ? ; count actual chars typed
db field1Length dup(0),0

.code
include library.inc

main proc
mov ax,@data ; init data segment
mov ds,ax
call ClrScr

mov si,offset field1

call ShowInputField

mov ax,4c00h ; end program

int 21h
main endp

; SI points to a structure containing the following input

; field data: field length (word), screen row (byte), screen
; column (byte), color attribute (byte), input buffer (array
; of byte).

ENTER_KEY = 0Dh
TAB_KEY = 9
BKSP_KEY = 8
FILL_CHAR = '.'

ShowInputField proc
pusha

mov cx,[si] ; field length

mov dh,[si+2] ; screen row
mov dl,[si+3] ; screen column
mov ah,[si+4] ; color attribute

mov di,si ; don't touch SI!

add di,6 ; point to buffer
mov al,FILL_CHAR

push dx ; save row,column

SIF1: ; fill with dots

call Writechar_direct
inc dl
loop SIF1
CHAPTER 6 97

pop dx ; restore row,column

; Begin entering characters into buffer.

call Gotoxy ; position cursor

mov cx,0 ; character count

SIF2:
mov ah,8 ; get keystroke, no echo
int 21h ; AL = ASCII code
cmp al,0 ; extended key?
jne SIF2A ; no
int 21h ; yes - read extra kbyd byte
jmp SIF2 ; look for another key

SIF2A:
call CheckCharacter ; echo normal characters
cmp al,ENTER_KEY ; look for exit keys
je SIF9
cmp al,TAB_KEY
je SIF9
cmp al,BKSP_KEY ; look for backspace
je SIF3
mov [di],al ; save the key
inc di
inc cx ; add to character count
cmp cx,[si] ; max characters reached?
jb SIF2
jmp SIF9 ; exit if not

SIF3:
cmp cx,0 ; first keystroke?
je SIF2 ; yes: get another keystroke
mov dx,offset EraseString ; erase the previous char
call Writestring
dec di ; back up in the buffer
dec cx ; decrement character count
jmp SIF2 ; get another keystroke

SIF9:
mov [si+6],cx ; save buffer count
popa
ret

.data
EraseString db BKSP_KEY, FILL_CHAR, BKSP_KEY,0
.code
ShowInputField endp

; Check the character in AL, and be careful not to

; echo certain characters.

CheckCharacter proc
push di
push dx
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; The following special keys are not to be echoed.

CF1:
cmp al,ENTER_KEY ; don't echo the Enter key
je CF2
cmp al,TAB_KEY ; don't echo the Tab key
je CF2
cmp al,BKSP_KEY ; don't echo the Bksp key
je CF2
call EchoKey

CF2:
pop dx
pop di
ret
CheckCharacter endp

; Echo the character in AL, preserving all registers.

EchoKey proc
push ax
push dx
mov ah,2
mov dl,al
int 21h
pop dx
pop ax
ret
EchoKey endp
end main

Chapt 6 Ex 14: Console Input Field with Keyboard Filter

; Write a procedure that displays an input field on

; the screen, waits for user input, and returns
; the characters typed. Terminate when either the
; Enter key or Tab key is pressed. Pass a pointer to a null-
; terminated string containing the set of characters that the
; user will be permitted to type.

; Note: This is an extension of Exercise 13, of course, so we

; will use its solution program as a starting point.

; The FindInString procedure developed for this exercise is

; general enough to be useful in other programs.

.model small
.286
.stack 100h

ENTER_KEY = 0Dh
TAB_KEY = 9
BKSP_KEY = 8

.data
CHAPTER 6 99

; The following data structure is required by the

; ShowInputField procedure.

field1Length = 10

field1 \
dw field1Length
db 5,12 ; row, column position
db 70h ; attribute
db ? ; count actual chars typed
dw field1Filter ; pointer to filter string
db field1Length dup(0),0

field1Filter db "0123456789",TAB_KEY,BKSP_KEY,ENTER_KEY,0

.code
include library.inc

main proc
mov ax,@data ; init data segment
mov ds,ax
call ClrScr

mov si,offset field1

call ShowInputField

mov ax,4c00h ; end program

int 21h
main endp

; SI points to a structure containing the following input

; field data: field length (word), screen row (byte), screen
; column (byte), color attribute (byte), input buffer (array
; of byte).

FILL_CHAR = '.'

ShowInputField proc
pusha

mov cx,[si] ; field length

mov dh,[si+2] ; screen row
mov dl,[si+3] ; screen column
mov ah,[si+4] ; color attribute

mov di,si ; don't touch SI!

add di,8 ; point to buffer
mov al,FILL_CHAR

push dx ; save row,column

SIF1: ; fill with dots

call Writechar_direct
inc dl
loop SIF1
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pop dx ; restore row,column

; Begin entering characters into buffer.

call Gotoxy ; position cursor

mov cx,0 ; character count

SIF2:
mov ah,8 ; get keystroke, no echo
int 21h ; AL = ASCII code
cmp al,0 ; extended key?
jne SIF2A ; no
int 21h ; yes - read extra kbyd byte
jmp SIF2 ; look for another key

SIF2A:
call CheckFilter ; check for valid characters
cmp al,0 ; if AL = 0, then
je SIF2 ; skip this character
cmp al,ENTER_KEY ; look for exit keys
je SIF9
cmp al,TAB_KEY
je SIF9
cmp al,BKSP_KEY ; look for backspace
je SIF3
mov [di],al ; save the key
inc di
inc cx ; add to character count
cmp cx,[si] ; max characters reached?
jb SIF2
jmp SIF9 ; exit if not

SIF3:
cmp cx,0 ; first keystroke?
je SIF2 ; yes: get another keystroke
mov dx,offset EraseString ; erase the previous char
call Writestring
dec di ; back up in the buffer
dec cx ; decrement character count
jmp SIF2 ; get another keystroke

SIF9:
mov [si+6],cx ; save buffer count
popa
ret

.data
EraseString db BKSP_KEY, FILL_CHAR, BKSP_KEY,0
.code
ShowInputField endp

; Check the character in AL against the current field's

; filter string. If it matches, echo the character. If it
; does not match, set AL to 0 so it will not be processed
; any further.
CHAPTER 6 101

CheckFilter proc
push di
push dx

mov di,[si+6] ; get pointer to filter string

call FindInString ; find AL in [di] string.
jz CF1 ; char found if ZF = 1
mov al,0 ; not found, set AL = 0
jmp CF2 ; and exit immediately

; The following special keys are not to be echoed.

CF1:
cmp al,ENTER_KEY ; don't echo the Enter key
je CF2
cmp al,TAB_KEY ; don't echo the Tab key
je CF2
cmp al,BKSP_KEY ; don't echo the Bksp key
je CF2
call EchoKey
test al,0 ; set ZF = 1

CF2:
pop dx
pop di
ret
CheckFilter endp

; Given a null-terminated string pointed to by DI and a

; character in AL, set ZF = 1 if the character exists in
; the string. Otherwise, clear ZF to 0.

FindInString proc
pusha

FIS1:
cmp [di],0 ; end of string?
je FIS2 ; if so, quit with ZF = 0
cmp [di],al ; check current character
je FIS3 ; if match found, exit with ZF = 1
inc di ; move to next character
jmp FIS1

FIS2:
or al,1 ; clear ZF = 0

FIS3:
popa
ret
FindInString endp

; Echo the character in AL, preserving all registers.

EchoKey proc
push ax
102 IRVINE: SOLUTIONS MANUAL

push dx
mov ah,2
mov dl,al
int 21h
pop dx
pop ax
ret
EchoKey endp
end main

Chapt 6 Ex 15: Customer Account Program

; Display an account screen with input fields. As the

; user presses the Tab key, move to each subsequent field.
; End the input screen when the Enter key is pressed.

.model small
.286
.stack 100h

.data
ScreenTitle db 'ACCOUNT INPUT SCREEN',0
AcctTitle db ' ACCT NUM:',0
NameTitle db ' LAST NAME:',0
PrevBalTitle db 'PREV BALANCE:',0
PymtsTitle db ' PAYMENTS:',0
CrTitle db ' CREDITS:',0

StartOfPrompts \
dw 0419h ; this section contains both
dw offset ScreenTitle ; screen positions for prompts
dw 060Fh ; and the addresses of the prompts
dw offset NameTitle ; The first entry is the row and
dw 080Fh ; column position for the first
dw offset AcctTitle ; prompt. The second entry is the
dw 0A0Fh ; address of the first prompt.
dw offset PrevBalTitle ; the display routine goes through
dw 0C0Fh ; this portion of the data, using
dw offset PymtsTitle ; these values to write to the
dw 0E0Fh ; screen
dw offset CrTitle

LastNameLen = 30
AcctNumLen = 6
PrevBalLen = 11
PaymentsLen = 11
CreditsLen = 11

LastName \
dw LastNameLen
db 6,29 ; row, column position
db 70h ; attribute
db ? ; count actual chars typed
db LastNameLen dup(0),0
CHAPTER 6 103

AcctNum \
dw AcctNumLen
db 8,29 ; row, column position
db 70h ; attribute
db ? ; count actual chars typed
db AcctNumLen dup(0),0

PrevBal \
dw PrevBalLen
db 10,29 ; row, column position
db 70h ; attribute
db ? ; count actual chars typed
db PrevBalLen dup(0),0

Payments \
dw PaymentsLen
db 12,29 ; row, column position
db 70h ; attribute
db ? ; count actual chars typed
db PaymentsLen dup(0),0

Credits \
dw CreditsLen
db 14,29 ; row, column position
db 70h ; attribute
db ? ; count actual chars typed
db CreditsLen dup(0),0

LineLength dw 50
HorizLine db 196
VertLine db 179
TopLeft db 218
Botleft db 192
TopRight db 191
BotRight db 217

.Code
include library.inc

main proc
mov ax, @data ; init data segment
mov ds, ax
call SetupScreen ; Draw the input form
call WritePrompts ; write prompts to the screen
call GetFormData ; Get the user input

Exit:
mov ax, 4C00h ; end program
int 21h
main endp

; Get each of the input fields. If the Carry flag is set by

; ShowInputField, the user has pressed a key that ends
; all input for the form.

GetFormData proc
104 IRVINE: SOLUTIONS MANUAL

mov si,offset LastName

call ShowInputField
jc GF9
mov si,offset AcctNum
call ShowInputField
jc GF9
mov si,offset PrevBal
call ShowInputField
jc GF9
mov si,offset Payments
call ShowInputField
jc GF9
mov si,offset Credits
call ShowInputField
jc GF9

GF9:
ret
GetFormData endp

; SI points to a structure containing the following input

; field data: field length (word), screen row (byte), screen
; column (byte), color attribute (byte), input buffer (array
; of byte).

ENTER_KEY = 0Dh
TAB_KEY = 9
BKSP_KEY = 8
FILL_CHAR = '.'

ShowInputField proc
pusha

mov cx,[si] ; field length

mov dh,[si+2] ; screen row
mov dl,[si+3] ; screen column
mov ah,[si+4] ; color attribute

mov di,si ; don't touch SI!

add di,6 ; point to buffer
mov al,FILL_CHAR

push dx ; save row,column

SIF1: ; fill with dots

call Writechar_direct
inc dl
loop SIF1
pop dx ; restore row,column

; Begin entering characters into buffer.

call Gotoxy ; position cursor

mov cx,0 ; character count

SIF2:
CHAPTER 6 105

mov ah,8 ; get keystroke, no echo

int 21h ; AL = ASCII code
cmp al,0 ; extended key?
jne SIF2A ; no
int 21h ; yes - read extra kbyd byte
jmp SIF2 ; look for another key

SIF2A:
call CheckCharacter ; echo normal characters
cmp al,ENTER_KEY ; look for exit keys
je SIF8 ; end of Form
cmp al,TAB_KEY
je SIF9 ; end of Field
cmp al,BKSP_KEY ; look for backspace
je SIF3
mov [di],al ; save the key
inc di
inc cx ; add to character count
cmp cx,[si] ; max characters reached?
jb SIF2
jmp SIF9 ; end of Field

SIF3:
cmp cx,0 ; first keystroke?
je SIF2 ; yes: get another keystroke
mov dx,offset EraseString ; erase the previous char
call Writestring
dec di ; back up in the buffer
dec cx ; decrement character count
jmp SIF2 ; get another keystroke

SIF8:
stc ; signal end of form
jmp SIF10

SIF9:
clc ; signal end of field

SIF10:
mov [si+6],cx ; save buffer count
popa
ret

.data
EraseString db BKSP_KEY, FILL_CHAR, BKSP_KEY,0
.code
ShowInputField endp

; Check the character in AL, and be careful not to

; echo certain characters.

CheckCharacter proc
push di
push dx

; The following special keys are not to be echoed.

106 IRVINE: SOLUTIONS MANUAL

CF1:
cmp al,ENTER_KEY ; don't echo the Enter key
je CF2
cmp al,TAB_KEY ; don't echo the Tab key
je CF2
cmp al,BKSP_KEY ; don't echo the Bksp key
je CF2
call EchoKey

CF2:
pop dx
pop di
ret
CheckCharacter endp

; Echo the character in AL, preserving all registers.

EchoKey proc
push ax
push dx
mov ah,2
mov dl,al
int 21h
pop dx
pop ax
ret
EchoKey endp

;------------------------------------------------------------------

SetupScreen proc
push dx
call Clrscr
mov dx, 050Ah ; cursor will be at row 5, col 10
call PlaceCursor
call DrawHorizontal ; draw the top line of the box
call DrawVertical ; and the left side
mov dx, 0F0Ah ; move cursor to row 15, col 10
call PlaceCursor
call DrawHorizontal ; Draw the bottom line
mov dx, 053Ch ; Place the cursor at row 5, col 60
call DrawVertical ; and draw the right side
call DrawCorners
pop dx
ret
SetupScreen endp

PlaceCursor proc
mov ah, 02h ; BIOS function set cursor position
mov bh, 00h ; on video page 0
int 10h ; coordinates passed in dx
ret
PlaceCursor endp

DrawHorizontal proc
CHAPTER 6 107

mov ah, 09h ; BIOS function write character

mov al, horizLine ; the horizontal line
mov bh, 00h ; on video page 0
mov bl, 07h ; with a normal attribute
mov cx, LineLength ; and size of the line
int 10h
ret
DrawHorizontal endp

DrawVertical proc
mov cx, 0Ah ; The box is 15 high
mov al, VertLine
mov bx, 0007 ; page 0 with a normal attribute

DrawIt:
push ax ; this routine draws a vertical line
push bx ; by incrementing the dh register,
push cx ; which contains the row at which the
mov cx, 1 ; character is to be written
int 10h ; the column in dl remains constant
inc dh ; The registers must be saved since
call PlaceCursor ; the same ones are used for drawing
pop cx ; and positioning the cursor
pop bx
pop ax
loop DrawIt
ret
DrawVertical endp

DrawOneChar proc
mov ah, 09h ; BIOS function write character
mov bx, 0007h ; video page 0 with normal attribute
mov cx, 1 ; only one character to write
int 10h
ret
DrawOneChar endp

DrawCorners proc
mov al, BotRight ; load the corner character
call DrawOneChar ; and draw it
mov dx, 050Ah ; move cursor to 5,10
call PlaceCursor
mov al, TopLeft ; Load the top left char
call DrawOneChar ; and draw it
mov dx, 053Ch ; move to top right corner
call PlaceCursor
mov al, TopRight ; and draw that character
call DrawOneChar
mov dx, 0F0Ah ; and move to the bottom left
call PlaceCursor
mov al, BotLeft ; and draw the corner
call DrawOneChar
ret
DrawCorners endp

WritePrompts proc
108 IRVINE: SOLUTIONS MANUAL

mov cx, 6 ; number of prompts to write

mov bx, offset StartOfPrompts ; and the beginning of the data
WriteLoop:
mov dx, [bx] ; loads the cursor position into dx
call PlaceCursor ; and places it
add bx, 2 ; move bx to the next table entry
mov dx, [bx] ; which is the address of the prompt
call Writestring ; load it into dx, and write it out
add bx, 2 ; move bx to the next entry, which is
loop WriteLoop ; a cursor position, and repeat.
ret
WritePrompts endp
end main

Chapt 6 Ex 16: Customer Account Program, Version 2.

; Display an account screen with input fields. As the

; user presses the Tab key, move to each subsequent field.
; End the input screen when the Enter key is pressed.
; For the Previous Balance, Payments, and Credits fields,
; allow only signed numbers to be entered.

; Notes:
; This Exercise is easily the most difficult one to
; complete up to this point in the chapter. It requires
; careful debugging and should be a lot of fun for students
; who like challenges.

; This solution program builds on the solution

; program for Exercise 15, and adapts the the Console
; Input Field with keyboard filter program developed for
; Exercise 14. Due to the specialized nature of checking
; a signed number, I decided to include a pointer in each
; field's record structure that contains the address
; of an appropriate filter procedure. (In Exercise 14, we
; simply stored a pointer to a filter string.) Students have
; not yet tried using indirect procedure calls, so they will
; have to read page 503 to understand the following line
; of code:

; call near ptr [si+FILTER_OFFSET] ; call filter procedure

; If no filter procedure is specified, the special constant

; NO_FILTER is inserted in the procedure pointer.

; Although it was not required, this solution program

; allows the user to backspace over characters and
; fields are displayed in reverse video. These features
; were already implemented in Exercise 14. In other
; words, this solution program is identical to the
; one written for Exercise 17.

; ----------------------------------------------------------
; Another way to implement this solution program is to adapt
; the Finite State Machine program from Exercise 5 in this
CHAPTER 6 109

; chapter to the current program. The primary difference is

; that Exercise 5 does not require the programmer to store
; the input characters in a buffer.

.model small
.286
.stack 100h

.data
ScreenTitle db 'ACCOUNT INPUT SCREEN',0
AcctTitle db ' ACCT NUM:',0
NameTitle db ' LAST NAME:',0
PrevBalTitle db 'PREV BALANCE:',0
PymtsTitle db ' PAYMENTS:',0
CrTitle db ' CREDITS:',0

StartOfPrompts \
dw 0419h ; this section contains both
dw offset ScreenTitle ; screen positions for prompts
dw 060Fh ; and the addresses of the prompts
dw offset NameTitle ; The first entry is the row and
dw 080Fh ; column position for the first
dw offset AcctTitle ; prompt. The second entry is the
dw 0A0Fh ; address of the first prompt.
dw offset PrevBalTitle ; the display routine goes through
dw 0C0Fh ; this portion of the data, using
dw offset PymtsTitle ; these values to write to the
dw 0E0Fh ; screen
dw offset CrTitle

LastNameLen = 30
AcctNumLen = 6
PrevBalLen = 11
PaymentsLen = 11
CreditsLen = 11

NO_FILTER = -1

LastName \
dw LastNameLen
db 6,29 ; row, column position
db 70h ; attribute
db ? ; count actual chars typed
FILTER_OFFSET = ($ - LastName)
dw NO_FILTER
BUFFER_OFFSET = ($ - LastName) ; used by ShowInputField
db LastNameLen dup(0),0

AcctNum \
dw AcctNumLen
db 8,29 ; row, column position
db 70h ; attribute
db ? ; count actual chars typed
dw NO_FILTER
db AcctNumLen dup(0),0
110 IRVINE: SOLUTIONS MANUAL

PrevBal \
dw PrevBalLen
db 10,29 ; row, column position
db 70h ; attribute
db ? ; count actual chars typed
dw SignedNumberFilter
db PrevBalLen dup(0),0

Payments \
dw PaymentsLen
db 12,29 ; row, column position
db 70h ; attribute
db ? ; count actual chars typed
dw SignedNumberFilter
db PaymentsLen dup(0),0

Credits \
dw CreditsLen
db 14,29 ; row, column position
db 70h ; attribute
db ? ; count actual chars typed
dw SignedNumberFilter
db CreditsLen dup(0),0

LineLength dw 50
HorizLine db 196
VertLine db 179
TopLeft db 218
Botleft db 192
TopRight db 191
BotRight db 217

.Code
include library.inc

main proc
mov ax, @data ; init data segment
mov ds, ax
call SetupScreen ; Draw the input form
call WritePrompts ; write prompts to the screen
call GetFormData ; Get the user input

Exit:
mov ax, 4C00h ; end program
int 21h
main endp

; Get each of the input fields. If the Carry flag is set by

; ShowInputField, the user has pressed a key that ends
; all input for the form.

GetFormData proc
mov si,offset LastName
call ShowInputField
jc GF9
mov si,offset AcctNum
CHAPTER 6 111

call ShowInputField
jc GF9
mov si,offset PrevBal
call ShowInputField
jc GF9
mov si,offset Payments
call ShowInputField
jc GF9
mov si,offset Credits
call ShowInputField
jc GF9

GF9:
ret
GetFormData endp

; SI points to a structure containing the following input

; field data: field length (word), screen row (byte), screen
; column (byte), color attribute (byte), input buffer (array
; of byte).

ENTER_KEY = 0Dh
TAB_KEY = 9
BKSP_KEY = 8
FILL_CHAR = '.'

ShowInputField proc
pusha
mov decimalCount,0

mov cx,[si] ; field length

mov dh,[si+2] ; screen row
mov dl,[si+3] ; screen column
mov ah,[si+4] ; color attribute

mov di,si ; don't touch SI!

add di,BUFFER_OFFSET ; point to buffer
mov al,FILL_CHAR

push dx ; save row,column

SIF1: ; fill with dots

call Writechar_direct
inc dl
loop SIF1
pop dx ; restore row,column

; Begin entering characters into buffer.

call Gotoxy ; position cursor

mov cx,0 ; character count

SIF2:
mov ah,8 ; get keystroke, no echo
int 21h ; AL = ASCII code
cmp al,0 ; extended key?
112 IRVINE: SOLUTIONS MANUAL

jne SIF2A ; no
int 21h ; yes - read extra kbyd byte
jmp SIF2 ; look for another key

SIF2A:
cmp [si+FILTER_OFFSET],NO_FILTER ; filter procedure specified?
jne SIF2B ; yes: skip next two lines
call EchoKey ; no: echo the character
jmp SIF3 ; and continue

SIF2B:
call near ptr [si+FILTER_OFFSET] ; call filter procedure
jnz SIF2 ; invalid character if ZF = 0

SIF3:
cmp al,ENTER_KEY ; look for exit keys
je SIF8 ; end of Form
cmp al,TAB_KEY
je SIF9 ; end of Field
cmp al,BKSP_KEY ; look for backspace
je SIF5
mov [di],al ; save the key
inc di
inc cx ; add to character count
cmp cx,[si] ; max characters reached?
jb SIF2
jmp SIF9 ; end of Field

SIF5:
cmp cx,0 ; first keystroke?
je SIF2 ; yes: get another keystroke
mov dx,offset EraseString ; erase the previous char
call Writestring
dec di ; back up in the buffer
dec cx ; decrement character count
jmp SIF2 ; get another keystroke

SIF8:
stc ; signal end of form
jmp SIF10

SIF9:
clc ; signal end of field

SIF10:
mov [si+6],cx ; save buffer count
popa
ret

.data
EraseString db BKSP_KEY, FILL_CHAR, BKSP_KEY,0
.code
ShowInputField endp

; Custom procedure for processing a signed number. Input

; parameters: AL = character, CX = current character count.
CHAPTER 6 113

; Output: ZF = 1 if the character is valid, or ZF = 0 if

; the character is invalid.

SignedNumberFilter proc
pusha
cmp cx,0 ; first digit?
jne SNFA ; no
mov decimalCount,0 ; yes: init decimal count

SNFA:
mov di,offset ValidChars ; get filter string
call FindInString ; is AL in the string?
jnz SNF8 ; no, exit with beep

cmp al,'+' ; numeric sign?

je SNF1
cmp al,'-'
je SNF1
cmp al,'.' ; decimal point?
jne SNF3 ; no: continue
cmp decimalCount,0 ; already used before?
ja SNF8 ; yes: exit with beep
inc decimalCount ; no: increment count
jmp SNF3 ; continue

SNF1: ; numeric sign found

cmp cx,0 ; is it the first character?
jne SNF8 ; no: exit with beep
jmp SNF3 ; yes: accept it

; The following special keys are not to be echoed.

SNF3:
cmp al,ENTER_KEY ; don't echo the Enter key
je SNF9
cmp al,TAB_KEY ; don't echo the Tab key
je SNF9
cmp al,BKSP_KEY ; don't echo the Bksp key
je SNF9
call EchoKey
test al,0 ; set ZF = 1: Filter passed
jmp SNF9

SNF8: ; invalid character: sound a beep

mov ah,2
mov dl,7
int 21h

SNF9:
popa
ret

.data
ValidChars db ".+-0123456789",TAB_KEY,BKSP_KEY,ENTER_KEY,0
decimalCount db ?
.code
114 IRVINE: SOLUTIONS MANUAL

SignedNumberFilter endp

; Given a null-terminated string pointed to by DI and a

; character in AL, set ZF = 1 if the character exists in
; the string. Otherwise, clear ZF to 0.

FindInString proc
pusha

FIS1:
cmp [di],0 ; end of string?
je FIS2 ; if so, quit with ZF = 0
cmp [di],al ; check current character
je FIS3 ; if match found, exit with ZF = 1
inc di ; move to next character
jmp FIS1

FIS2:
or al,1 ; clear ZF = 0

FIS3:
popa
ret
FindInString endp

; Echo the character in AL, preserving all registers.

EchoKey proc
push ax
push dx
mov ah,2
mov dl,al
int 21h
pop dx
pop ax
ret
EchoKey endp

;------------------------------------------------------------------

SetupScreen proc
push dx
call Clrscr
mov dx, 050Ah ; cursor will be at row 5, col 10
call PlaceCursor
call DrawHorizontal ; draw the top line of the box
call DrawVertical ; and the left side
mov dx, 0F0Ah ; move cursor to row 15, col 10
call PlaceCursor
call DrawHorizontal ; Draw the bottom line
mov dx, 053Ch ; Place the cursor at row 5, col 60
call DrawVertical ; and draw the right side
call DrawCorners
pop dx
ret
SetupScreen endp
CHAPTER 6 115

PlaceCursor proc
mov ah, 02h ; BIOS function set cursor position
mov bh, 00h ; on video page 0
int 10h ; coordinates passed in dx
ret
PlaceCursor endp

DrawHorizontal proc
mov ah, 09h ; BIOS function write character
mov al, horizLine ; the horizontal line
mov bh, 00h ; on video page 0
mov bl, 07h ; with a normal attribute
mov cx, LineLength ; and size of the line
int 10h
ret
DrawHorizontal endp

DrawVertical proc
mov cx, 0Ah ; The box is 15 high
mov al, VertLine
mov bx, 0007 ; page 0 with a normal attribute

DrawIt:
push ax ; this routine draws a vertical line
push bx ; by incrementing the dh register,
push cx ; which contains the row at which the
mov cx, 1 ; character is to be written
int 10h ; the column in dl remains constant
inc dh ; The registers must be saved since
call PlaceCursor ; the same ones are used for drawing
pop cx ; and positioning the cursor
pop bx
pop ax
loop DrawIt
ret
DrawVertical endp

DrawOneChar proc
mov ah, 09h ; BIOS function write character
mov bx, 0007h ; video page 0 with normal attribute
mov cx, 1 ; only one character to write
int 10h
ret
DrawOneChar endp

DrawCorners proc
mov al, BotRight ; load the corner character
call DrawOneChar ; and draw it
mov dx, 050Ah ; move cursor to 5,10
call PlaceCursor
mov al, TopLeft ; Load the top left char
call DrawOneChar ; and draw it
mov dx, 053Ch ; move to top right corner
call PlaceCursor
mov al, TopRight ; and draw that character
116 IRVINE: SOLUTIONS MANUAL

call DrawOneChar
mov dx, 0F0Ah ; and move to the bottom left
call PlaceCursor
mov al, BotLeft ; and draw the corner
call DrawOneChar
ret
DrawCorners endp

WritePrompts proc
mov cx, 6 ; number of prompts to write
mov bx, offset StartOfPrompts ; and the beginning of the data
WriteLoop:
mov dx, [bx] ; loads the cursor position into dx
call PlaceCursor ; and places it
add bx, 2 ; move bx to the next table entry
mov dx, [bx] ; which is the address of the prompt
call Writestring ; load it into dx, and write it out
add bx, 2 ; move bx to the next entry, which is
loop WriteLoop ; a cursor position, and repeat.
ret
WritePrompts endp
end main

Chapt 6 Ex 17: Customer Account Program, Version 3.

; Display an account screen with input fields. As the

; user presses the Tab key, move to each subsequent field.
; End the input screen when the Enter key is pressed.
; For the Previous Balance, Payments, and Credits fields,
; allow only signed numbers to be entered. Allow the user to
; use the Backspace key to correct entries, and show each
; field in reverse video.

; Notes:
; This Exercise is easily the most difficult one to
; complete up to this point in the chapter. It requires
; careful debugging and should be a lot of fun for students
; who like challenges.

; This solution program builds on the solution

; program for Exercise 15, and adapts the the Console
; Input Field with keyboard filter program developed for
; Exercise 14. Due to the specialized nature of checking
; a signed number, I decided to include a pointer in each
; field's record structure that contains the address
; of an appropriate filter procedure. (In Exercise 14, we
; simply stored a pointer to a filter string.) Students have
; not yet tried using indirect procedure calls, so they will
; have to read page 503 to understand the following line
; of code:

; call near ptr [si+FILTER_OFFSET] ; call filter procedure

; If no filter procedure is specified, the special constant

; NO_FILTER is inserted in the procedure pointer.
CHAPTER 6 117

; ----------------------------------------------------------
; Another way to implement this solution program is to adapt
; the Finite State Machine program from Exercise 5 in this
; chapter to the current program. The primary difference is
; that Exercise 5 does not require the programmer to store
; the input characters in a buffer.

.model small
.286
.stack 100h

.data
ScreenTitle db 'ACCOUNT INPUT SCREEN',0
AcctTitle db ' ACCT NUM:',0
NameTitle db ' LAST NAME:',0
PrevBalTitle db 'PREV BALANCE:',0
PymtsTitle db ' PAYMENTS:',0
CrTitle db ' CREDITS:',0

StartOfPrompts \
dw 0419h ; this section contains both
dw offset ScreenTitle ; screen positions for prompts
dw 060Fh ; and the addresses of the prompts
dw offset NameTitle ; The first entry is the row and
dw 080Fh ; column position for the first
dw offset AcctTitle ; prompt. The second entry is the
dw 0A0Fh ; address of the first prompt.
dw offset PrevBalTitle ; the display routine goes through
dw 0C0Fh ; this portion of the data, using
dw offset PymtsTitle ; these values to write to the
dw 0E0Fh ; screen
dw offset CrTitle

LastNameLen = 30
AcctNumLen = 6
PrevBalLen = 11
PaymentsLen = 11
CreditsLen = 11

NO_FILTER = -1

LastName \
dw LastNameLen
db 6,29 ; row, column position
db 70h ; attribute
db ? ; count actual chars typed
FILTER_OFFSET = ($ - LastName)
dw NO_FILTER
BUFFER_OFFSET = ($ - LastName) ; used by ShowInputField
db LastNameLen dup(0),0

AcctNum \
dw AcctNumLen
db 8,29 ; row, column position
db 70h ; attribute
118 IRVINE: SOLUTIONS MANUAL

db ? ; count actual chars typed

dw NO_FILTER
db AcctNumLen dup(0),0

PrevBal \
dw PrevBalLen
db 10,29 ; row, column position
db 70h ; attribute
db ? ; count actual chars typed
dw SignedNumberFilter
db PrevBalLen dup(0),0

Payments \
dw PaymentsLen
db 12,29 ; row, column position
db 70h ; attribute
db ? ; count actual chars typed
dw SignedNumberFilter
db PaymentsLen dup(0),0

Credits \
dw CreditsLen
db 14,29 ; row, column position
db 70h ; attribute
db ? ; count actual chars typed
dw SignedNumberFilter
db CreditsLen dup(0),0

LineLength dw 50
HorizLine db 196
VertLine db 179
TopLeft db 218
Botleft db 192
TopRight db 191
BotRight db 217

.Code
include library.inc

main proc
mov ax, @data ; init data segment
mov ds, ax
call SetupScreen ; Draw the input form
call WritePrompts ; write prompts to the screen
call GetFormData ; Get the user input

Exit:
mov ax, 4C00h ; end program
int 21h
main endp

; Get each of the input fields. If the Carry flag is set by

; ShowInputField, the user has pressed a key that ends
; all input for the form.

GetFormData proc
CHAPTER 6 119

mov si,offset LastName

call ShowInputField
jc GF9
mov si,offset AcctNum
call ShowInputField
jc GF9
mov si,offset PrevBal
call ShowInputField
jc GF9
mov si,offset Payments
call ShowInputField
jc GF9
mov si,offset Credits
call ShowInputField
jc GF9

GF9:
ret
GetFormData endp

; SI points to a structure containing the following input

; field data: field length (word), screen row (byte), screen
; column (byte), color attribute (byte), input buffer (array
; of byte).

ENTER_KEY = 0Dh
TAB_KEY = 9
BKSP_KEY = 8
FILL_CHAR = '.'

ShowInputField proc
pusha
mov decimalCount,0

mov cx,[si] ; field length

mov dh,[si+2] ; screen row
mov dl,[si+3] ; screen column
mov ah,[si+4] ; color attribute

mov di,si ; don't touch SI!

add di,BUFFER_OFFSET ; point to buffer
mov al,FILL_CHAR

push dx ; save row,column

SIF1: ; fill with dots

call Writechar_direct
inc dl
loop SIF1
pop dx ; restore row,column

; Begin entering characters into buffer.

call Gotoxy ; position cursor

mov cx,0 ; character count
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SIF2:
mov ah,8 ; get keystroke, no echo
int 21h ; AL = ASCII code
cmp al,0 ; extended key?
jne SIF2A ; no
int 21h ; yes - read extra kbyd byte
jmp SIF2 ; look for another key

SIF2A:
cmp [si+FILTER_OFFSET],NO_FILTER ; filter procedure specified?
jne SIF2B ; yes: skip next two lines
call EchoKey ; no: echo the character
jmp SIF3 ; and continue

SIF2B:
call near ptr [si+FILTER_OFFSET] ; call filter procedure
jnz SIF2 ; invalid character if ZF = 0

SIF3:
cmp al,ENTER_KEY ; look for exit keys
je SIF8 ; end of Form
cmp al,TAB_KEY
je SIF9 ; end of Field
cmp al,BKSP_KEY ; look for backspace
je SIF5
mov [di],al ; save the key
inc di
inc cx ; add to character count
cmp cx,[si] ; max characters reached?
jb SIF2
jmp SIF9 ; end of Field

SIF5:
cmp cx,0 ; first keystroke?
je SIF2 ; yes: get another keystroke
mov dx,offset EraseString ; erase the previous char
call Writestring
dec di ; back up in the buffer
dec cx ; decrement character count
jmp SIF2 ; get another keystroke

SIF8:
stc ; signal end of form
jmp SIF10

SIF9:
clc ; signal end of field

SIF10:
mov [si+6],cx ; save buffer count
popa
ret

.data
EraseString db BKSP_KEY, FILL_CHAR, BKSP_KEY,0
.code
CHAPTER 6 121

ShowInputField endp

; Custom procedure for processing a signed number. Input

; parameters: AL = character, CX = current character count.
; Output: ZF = 1 if the character is valid, or ZF = 0 if
; the character is invalid.

SignedNumberFilter proc
pusha
cmp cx,0 ; first digit?
jne SNFA ; no
mov decimalCount,0 ; yes: init decimal count

SNFA:
mov di,offset ValidChars ; get filter string
call FindInString ; is AL in the string?
jnz SNF8 ; no, exit with beep

cmp al,'+' ; numeric sign?

je SNF1
cmp al,'-'
je SNF1
cmp al,'.' ; decimal point?
jne SNF3 ; no: continue
cmp decimalCount,0 ; already used before?
ja SNF8 ; yes: exit with beep
inc decimalCount ; no: increment count
jmp SNF3 ; continue

SNF1: ; numeric sign found

cmp cx,0 ; is it the first character?
jne SNF8 ; no: exit with beep
jmp SNF3 ; yes: accept it

; The following special keys are not to be echoed.

SNF3:
cmp al,ENTER_KEY ; don't echo the Enter key
je SNF9
cmp al,TAB_KEY ; don't echo the Tab key
je SNF9
cmp al,BKSP_KEY ; don't echo the Bksp key
je SNF9
call EchoKey
test al,0 ; set ZF = 1: Filter passed
jmp SNF9

SNF8: ; invalid character: sound a beep

mov ah,2
mov dl,7
int 21h

SNF9:
popa
ret
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.data
ValidChars db ".+-0123456789",TAB_KEY,BKSP_KEY,ENTER_KEY,0
decimalCount db ?
.code
SignedNumberFilter endp

; Given a null-terminated string pointed to by DI and a

; character in AL, set ZF = 1 if the character exists in
; the string. Otherwise, clear ZF to 0.

FindInString proc
pusha

FIS1:
cmp [di],0 ; end of string?
je FIS2 ; if so, quit with ZF = 0
cmp [di],al ; check current character
je FIS3 ; if match found, exit with ZF = 1
inc di ; move to next character
jmp FIS1

FIS2:
or al,1 ; clear ZF = 0

FIS3:
popa
ret
FindInString endp

; Echo the character in AL, preserving all registers.

EchoKey proc
push ax
push dx
mov ah,2
mov dl,al
int 21h
pop dx
pop ax
ret
EchoKey endp

;------------------------------------------------------------------

SetupScreen proc
push dx
call Clrscr
mov dx, 050Ah ; cursor will be at row 5, col 10
call PlaceCursor
call DrawHorizontal ; draw the top line of the box
call DrawVertical ; and the left side
mov dx, 0F0Ah ; move cursor to row 15, col 10
call PlaceCursor
call DrawHorizontal ; Draw the bottom line
mov dx, 053Ch ; Place the cursor at row 5, col 60
call DrawVertical ; and draw the right side
CHAPTER 6 123

call DrawCorners
pop dx
ret
SetupScreen endp

PlaceCursor proc
mov ah, 02h ; BIOS function set cursor position
mov bh, 00h ; on video page 0
int 10h ; coordinates passed in dx
ret
PlaceCursor endp

DrawHorizontal proc
mov ah, 09h ; BIOS function write character
mov al, horizLine ; the horizontal line
mov bh, 00h ; on video page 0
mov bl, 07h ; with a normal attribute
mov cx, LineLength ; and size of the line
int 10h
ret
DrawHorizontal endp

DrawVertical proc
mov cx, 0Ah ; The box is 15 high
mov al, VertLine
mov bx, 0007 ; page 0 with a normal attribute

DrawIt:
push ax ; this routine draws a vertical line
push bx ; by incrementing the dh register,
push cx ; which contains the row at which the
mov cx, 1 ; character is to be written
int 10h ; the column in dl remains constant
inc dh ; The registers must be saved since
call PlaceCursor ; the same ones are used for drawing
pop cx ; and positioning the cursor
pop bx
pop ax
loop DrawIt
ret
DrawVertical endp

DrawOneChar proc
mov ah, 09h ; BIOS function write character
mov bx, 0007h ; video page 0 with normal attribute
mov cx, 1 ; only one character to write
int 10h
ret
DrawOneChar endp

DrawCorners proc
mov al, BotRight ; load the corner character
call DrawOneChar ; and draw it
mov dx, 050Ah ; move cursor to 5,10
call PlaceCursor
mov al, TopLeft ; Load the top left char
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call DrawOneChar ; and draw it

mov dx, 053Ch ; move to top right corner
call PlaceCursor
mov al, TopRight ; and draw that character
call DrawOneChar
mov dx, 0F0Ah ; and move to the bottom left
call PlaceCursor
mov al, BotLeft ; and draw the corner
call DrawOneChar
ret
DrawCorners endp

WritePrompts proc
mov cx, 6 ; number of prompts to write
mov bx, offset StartOfPrompts ; and the beginning of the data
WriteLoop:
mov dx, [bx] ; loads the cursor position into dx
call PlaceCursor ; and places it
add bx, 2 ; move bx to the next table entry
mov dx, [bx] ; which is the address of the prompt
call Writestring ; load it into dx, and write it out
add bx, 2 ; move bx to the next entry, which is
loop WriteLoop ; a cursor position, and repeat.
ret
WritePrompts endp
end main

Chapt 6 Ex 18: Sorting an Array

; Display, sort, and redisplay an array of signed integers.

; The original solution program was contributed by Kenneth C.
; Stahl (1990). The current version is by Kip Irvine (1998).

.model small
.286
.stack 100
cr = 0dh ;Carriage return
lf = 0ah ;Line feed

.data
beforeMsg db "Array before sorting",cr,lf,0
afterMsg db cr,lf,"Array after Sorting",cr,lf,0

integer_array \
dw 16,178,41,-36,982,154,-3,76,453,-21,18,90,413,-233,142
dw 41,564,4,84,68,15,964,-38,815,150,901,713,852,384,520
dw 213,912,145,-630,412,241,970,125,302,745,145,-135,102,278
dw 145,640,-161,152,127,890
ARRAY_COUNT = ($ - integer_array) / (type integer_array)

.code
include library.inc

main proc
mov ax,@data ; Set up
CHAPTER 6 125

mov ds,ax ; data segment

mov dx,offset beforeMsg

call Writestring
call print_array ; Print the array

mov dx,offset integer_array

mov cx,ARRAY_COUNT
call bubble_sort ; Sort the array

mov dx,offset afterMsg

call Writestring
call print_array ; Print the array again

mov ax,4C00h ; Function: exit w/o error

int 21h ; Dos services
main endp

; Sort an array of integers. Input parameters: DX points to the

; beginning of the array and CX contains the array size.

bubble_sort proc
pusha
dec cx ; decrement count by 1

Sort1:
push cx ; Save the outer loop count on the stack.
mov si,dx ; get pointer to first element
mov di,dx
add di,type integer_array ; point to second element

Sort2:
mov ax,[si] ; Get an array item
cmp [di],ax ; Compare the items
jge Sort3 ; if [si] <= [di] then no swap needed
xchg ax,[di] ; Swap the two values
mov [si],ax

Sort3:
add si,type integer_array
add di,type integer_array
loop Sort2 ; inner loop

pop cx ; Retrieve the outer count

loop Sort1 ; outer loop

popa
ret
bubble_sort endp

; Display the array with four numbers per line.

print_array proc
pusha
mov si,offset integer_array
mov cx,ARRAY_COUNT
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mov dx,0 ; column counter

PA1:
mov ax,[si] ; get a value
call Writeint_signed ; display it
push dx
mov dx,offset tabStr
call Writestring
pop dx
inc dx ; column counter
cmp dx,4 ; last column reached?
jb PA2
call Crlf ; yes: write EOLN
mov dx,0
PA2:
add si,2
loop PA1

call Crlf
popa
ret
.data
tabStr db 9,0
.code
print_array endp
end main

Chapt 6 Ex 19: Binary Search

; Sort an array of signed integers. Search the array for

; a single integer, using the Binary Search method.

.model small
.286
.stack 100h

.data
array \
dw 16,178,41,-36,982,154,-3,76,453,-21,18,90,413,-233,142
dw 41,564,4,84,68,15,964,-38,815,150,901,713,852,384,520
dw 213,912,145,-630,412,241,970,125,302,745,145,-135,102,278
dw 145,640,-161,152,127,890
ARRAY_COUNT = ($ - array) / (type array)

askForValue db "Enter value to find: ",0

foundPositionMsg db "The value was found in position ",0
notFoundMsg db "The value was not found.",0

.code
include library.inc

main proc
mov ax,@data ; init data segment
mov ds,ax
call ClrScr
CHAPTER 6 127

mov dx,offset array

mov cx,ARRAY_COUNT

; Sort and display the array.

call BubbleSort ; sort the array

call PrintArray ; display the array

; Ask the user for a value to find in the array. Search

; for the value, and display its position if found.

mov dx,offset askForValue

call Writestring
call Readint ; AX = value to find
call Crlf
call BinarySearch
cmp ax,-1 ; not found? (-1)
je L2 ; yes: skip next lines
mov dx,offset foundPositionMsg
call Writestring
mov bx,10 ; decimal radix
call Writeint ; show position where found
jmp L3

L2:
mov dx,offset notFoundMsg ; "Not found"
call Writestring

L3:
call Crlf
mov ax,4c00h ; end program
int 21h
main endp

; Sort an array of 16-bit signed integers. Input parameters:

; DX points to the beginning of the array and CX contains
; the array size.

BubbleSort proc
pusha
dec cx ; decrement count by 1

Sort1:
push cx ; Save the outer loop count on the stack:
mov si,dx ; get pointer to first element
mov di,dx
add di,2 ; point to second element

Sort2:
mov ax,[si] ; Get an array item
cmp [di],ax ; Compare the items
jge Sort3 ; if [si] <= [di] then no swap needed
xchg ax,[di] ; Swap the two values
mov [si],ax

Sort3:
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add si,2 ; point to next element

add di,2
loop Sort2 ; inner loop

pop cx ; Retrieve the outer count

loop Sort1 ; outer loop

popa
ret
BubbleSort endp

; Search the array for the value in AX. The array length
; is in CX. If a match is found, return
; its array position in AX. If no match is found, set AX to -1.

BinarySearch proc
push bx
push si

mov bx,ax ; BX = search value

mov first,0
mov last,cx
dec last

BS1: ; (top of loop)

; while first <= last:

mov ax,first
cmp ax,last
ja BS5 ; exit loop

; mid = (last + first) / 2;

mov ax,last
add ax,first
shr ax,1
mov mid,ax

; if (values[mid] < searchval )

; first = mid + 1;

mov si,mid
shl si,1
cmp array[si],bx
jge BS2

mov ax,mid
inc ax
mov first,ax
jmp BS4

; else if( values[mid] > searchVal )

; last = mid - 1;

BS2:
mov si,mid
CHAPTER 6 129

shl si,1
cmp array[si],bx
jle BS3
mov ax,mid
dec ax
mov last,ax
jmp BS4

; else return mid;

BS3:
mov ax,mid ; value found: return its position
jmp BS9

; endif

BS4:
jmp BS1 ; continue the loop

BS5: ; (search failed)

mov ax,-1
jmp BS9

BS9:
pop si
pop bx
ret

.data
first dw ?
last dw ?
mid dw ?
.code
BinarySearch endp

; Display the array with four numbers per line.

PrintArray proc
pusha
mov si,offset array
mov cx,ARRAY_COUNT
mov dx,0 ; column counter

PA1:
mov ax,[si] ; get a value
call Writeint_signed ; display it
push dx
mov dx,offset tabStr
call Writestring
pop dx
inc dx ; column counter
cmp dx,4 ; last column reached?
jb PA2
call Crlf ; yes: write EOLN
mov dx,0
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PA2:
add si,2
loop PA1

call Crlf
popa
ret
.data
tabStr db 9,0
.code
PrintArray endp
end main

Chapt 6 Ex 20: File Encryption Program

; Encrypt a file using a 128-byte encryption key. XOR each

; plaintext character with its matching byte in the key.

; Notes:
; The primary difficulty in getting this program to work lies
; in the filtering of control characters by DOS. The encryption
; operation frequently creates output files containing 1Ah (EOF)
; characters, for example. If you try to read such a file with
; INT 21h functions 6,7,or 8, they stop at the 1Ah character.

; The solution used here is to read the file with INT 21h
; function 3Fh (Read from File or Device), which is explained
; on page 153 in Chapter 5. Writing to the file is easiest
; with INT 21h function 40h (Write to File or Device), which is
; explained on page 452 (Chapter 12). Therefore, you can ask
; students to read just that one page.

.model small
.286
.stack 100h
.data
key db "alkwiourwsja.zx,vmc098230.jfsd0s8sfnm,nn,n34,5n3,$"
db "8 83,fpd;n8mnbv'a90xbib;gmgfi lf,duutb8f9fkemsmdm#"
db "8sm,dsmuwmnwpocnwy^%8@#$%^&x"

KEY_SIZE = ($ - key)
BUF_SIZE = KEY_SIZE

bytesRead dw 0
buffer db BUF_SIZE dup(0)
handle dw 0

.code
include library.inc

main proc
mov ax,@data ; init data segment
mov ds,ax
call ClrScr
CHAPTER 6 131

call Encrypt

mov ax,4c00h ; end program

int 21h
main endp

Encrypt proc
; Read from the file into the input buffer and
; encrypt all characters in the buffer with their
; matching values in the encryption key.

E1:
call ReadBuf
mov si,0
mov cx,bytesRead
cmp cx,0
je E9

E2: ; Do the encryption

mov al,key[si]
xor buffer[si],al
inc si
loop E2

; Write encrypted buffer to standard output.

mov ah,40h
mov bx,1
mov cx,bytesRead
mov dx,offset buffer
int 21h

cmp bytesRead,BUF_SIZE
je E1

E9:
ret
Encrypt endp

; Read from standard input into the buffer.

ReadBuf proc
pusha

mov ah,3Fh ; read a block from input

mov bx,handle ; file/device handle
mov cx,BUF_SIZE
mov dx,offset buffer
int 21h
mov bytesRead,ax

popa
ret
ReadBuf endp
end main
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