im getting the ole "file not found" error on this line:


i am on windows xp.
i am trying to compile from the command line with fasm.exe, as i have my own text editor. using fasmw.exe seems to work fine.
i am trying to compile files in the directory "D:\Profile.cu\Desktop\827\assembly\"
the executable is in "C:\Program Files\fasmw16927"

i have a fasmw.ini file in C:\Program Files\fasmw16927 with the line
Include="C:\Program Files\fasmw16927\INCLUDE"

ive tried creating the INCLUDE environmental variable with the value "C:\Program Files\fasmw16927\include" and then starting up a new cmd.exe to reload the environmental variables

ive tried the above, and then changing the line in the code to:

it doesnt evaluate the %INCLUDE%. i thought it would because of http://flatassembler.net/docs.php?article=manual#2.3.1 third paragraph

ive tried running it from every combination of current directories i could think of. there is one combination that works. if i put the file i want to compile in C:\Program Files\fasmw16927 and i change the line to



anyone have any ideas?

wait a minute... a few more things are working now, for some reason.

i hate assembly language with all my heart. even though this probably isnt its fault.