Something like ORG $-2

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Jin X

Joined: 06 Mar 2004
Posts: 133
Location: Russia

Jin X 08 Jul 2018, 11:39

In MASM I can write:

Code:

jmp x
mov ax,1234h
org $-2
x:
mov bx,cx

and replace 1234h with mov bx,cx

But how can I do this in fasm?

08 Jul 2018, 11:39

Tomasz Grysztar

Joined: 16 Jun 2003
Posts: 8466
Location: Kraków, Poland

Tomasz Grysztar 08 Jul 2018, 13:41

You can do it with a combination of LOAD and STORE:

Code:

mov ax,1234h
virtual at 0
  mov bx,cx
  load tmp word from 0
end virtual
store word tmp at $-2

But in this specific case just LOAD would be enough:

Code:

virtual at 0
  mov bx,cx
  load tmp word from 0
end virtual
mov ax,tmp

08 Jul 2018, 13:41

Jin X

Joined: 06 Mar 2004
Posts: 133
Location: Russia

Jin X 09 Jul 2018, 16:34

Tomasz, maybe you can add MASM-style org directive (named e.g. .org)? To move forward and backward by code Smile

09 Jul 2018, 16:34

Tomasz Grysztar

Joined: 16 Jun 2003
Posts: 8466
Location: Kraków, Poland

Tomasz Grysztar 09 Jul 2018, 17:17

This would not cooperate well with how the addressing spaces work in fasm's engine.

But you could make some macros that would make the entire process easier. Like:

Code:

macro rewrite address
{
  virtual at address
}

macro end_rewrite
{
  local ..area,..top,..bottom,..a
  ..area::
  ..top = $
  ..bottom = $$
  end virtual
  if $ < ..top
    rb ..top - $
  end if
  repeat ..top - ..bottom
    load ..a byte from ..area:..bottom+%-1
    store byte ..a at ..bottom+%-1
  end repeat
}


        mov     ax,1234h
    rewrite $-2
        mov     bx,cx
    end_rewrite

09 Jul 2018, 17:17

Jin X

Joined: 06 Mar 2004
Posts: 133
Location: Russia

Jin X 09 Jul 2018, 17:43

Oh, thanks!
Why are you using double dots .. in names.
Is there some special meaning? Or you just like to do so? Smile

09 Jul 2018, 17:43

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