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Programming Tools For Assembler in Windows

This document introduces Assembly language programming tools for beginners, focusing on the similarities between MS-DOS and Windows compilation technologies. It explains the translation process involving the assembler and linker, and emphasizes the use of INCLUDE directives for organizing code. The document also highlights the IDIV command's function in division operations within Assembly programming.

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Programming Tools For Assembler in Windows

This document introduces Assembly language programming tools for beginners, focusing on the similarities between MS-DOS and Windows compilation technologies. It explains the translation process involving the assembler and linker, and emphasizes the use of INCLUDE directives for organizing code. The document also highlights the IDIV command's function in division operations within Assembly programming.

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Programming Tools for Assembler in Windows

A brief introduction to Assembly language programming


tools. This chapter is intended for beginners; therefore, experienced programmers
can skip it.
First, note that the title of this chapter is deceptive because compiling
technologies
for MS-DOS and for Windows have much in common. However, programming for
MS-DOS is gradually becoming a thing of the past.

All these definitions can be found in INCLUDE files supplied with MASM32. I will
not
use standard INCLUDE files for two reasons: by avoiding this approach, it is much
easier to grasp the idea of programming and it simplifies the migration from MASM
to
TASM.

The First Assembly Program and Its TranslationTwo main programs correspond to the
two stages of translation in Fig. 1.1: the

ML.EXE assembler[i] and the LINK.EXE linker (or TASM32.EXE and TLINK32.EXE in
Turbo Assembler). Suppose that the source file of your program written in Assembly
language is called PROG.ASM.

Quite often, it is convenient to split the source code into several parts and join
them at
the first stage of translation. This can be achieved using the include directive.
For
example, one file might contain the program code, and the constants and data (such
as
variable definitions) � along with the prototypes of external procedures � might be
placed into separate files. Such files often have the INC filename extension.

The example program in Listing 1.2, like the other programs provided in this
chapter,
is senseless. However, it demonstrates the convenience of using the INCLUDE
directive.
I'd like to remind you not to concentrate your attention on the obvious
microprocessor
commands. I'd only like to draw your attention to the IDIV command.
In this case, the IDIV command carries out the division operation over the operand
residing in the EDX:EAX register pair. By resetting EDX to zero, you specify that
the
entire operand is in EAX.
Program translation is carried out as specified earlier for MASM and TASM.

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