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zck127



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zck127 21 Jun 2004, 04:43
I am trying to write a simple "hello,world" executable program. When I type in the line

entry start

i get an illegal instruction error.

Could someone please submit a simple executable program that works?
Also, I don't understand why the above line of vode doesn'y work.

Thanx in advance for your help.
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VitalOne



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VitalOne 21 Jun 2004, 05:53
Code:
; fasm example of writing simple EXE program

format MZ

        push    cs
        pop     ds
        mov     ah,9
        mov     dx,hello
        int     21h

        mov     ax,4C00h
        int     21h

hello db 'Hello world!',24h   
    


Code:
; fasm example of writing multi-segment EXE program

format MZ

entry main:start                        ; program entry point
stack 100h                              ; stack size

segment main                            ; main program segment

  start:
        mov     ax,text
        mov     ds,ax

        mov     dx,hello
        call    extra:write_text

        mov     ax,4C00h
        int     21h

segment text

  hello db 'Hello world!',24h

segment extra

  write_text:
        mov     ah,9
        int     21h
        retf       
    
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Slai



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Slai 21 Jan 2006, 01:12
Why do u need to make the Data Segment equal to the Code Segment ?
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RedGhost



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RedGhost 21 Jan 2006, 06:00
Quote:
How to write a Hello World! Program in FASM?

the fasm DOS package http://flatassembler.net/fasm165.zip
comes with many examples, including more than one hello world type

Slai wrote:
Why do u need to make the Data Segment equal to the Code Segment ?


in the multi-segment example above, the code and data are in different segments, but they do not have to be, just make the data segment register (ds) point to the segment with the data (also in the example above)

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Plue



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Plue 21 Jan 2006, 21:09
zck127 wrote:
I am trying to write a simple "hello,world" executable program. When I type in the line

entry start

i get an illegal instruction error.
Windows executables can have a set entry point. DOS executables simply starts at the start.

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nvictor



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nvictor 18 Feb 2007, 17:48
RedGhost wrote:
in the multi-segment example above, the code and data are in different segments, but they do not have to be, just make the data segment register (ds) point to the segment with the data (also in the example above)


I presume the code segment is assumed by the assembler??
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DOS386



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DOS386 19 Feb 2007, 13:16
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I presume the code segment is assumed by the assembler??


It will generate one segment for you, as long as you remain below 64 KiB,
there is no problem, you can mix code with data as you want, and keep
the "entry point" at the begin where it comes by default.

"Code vs Data" problem comes from some other compilers and is not
present when using FASM Wink
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