imports.exe (finally Vortex )

What is this: This script will look for all external calls building the import table after searching for the functions in the respective imported executable module (dll, exe...) The source is self-explained.

Things to do:
1. Build the import table without need for library and import macros.
2. Speed up the search.
3. Testing.
4. Link COFF files
4. Incorporate to fasm (?)

Requirements: This script will work only for fasmw with JohnFound's script directive.

How to use:

file: test.asm
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format PE GUI 4.0
entry start

include '%include%\win32a.inc'

macro consider [names] { }

consider 'kernel32.dll',consider 'user32.dll'

section '.code' code readable executable

start:
.
; some stuff...


section '.idata' import data readable writeable

library kernel32,'KERNEL32.DLL',\
user32,'USER32.DLL'

script '%include%\imports test.asm'

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Please see latest release here http://board.flatassembler.net/topic.php?t=1068

Say goodbye to the api includes

There are some examples to produce include section directly from DLLs.
Import them as script or statically. It saves compile time.

Static alternative (to avoid parsing the source each time you compile)
Launch from command line:
imports minipad.asm>minipad.imp

There is also the modified fasmw IDE updated to fasm 1.49 and is script capable.

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Please see my homepage for this project.

There is just one thing, the APIs for included files, I've pointed out this matter to Vortex (it's rather hard work, as I realized when proposing an algo).

Yes, I have avoided to parse and load all included files before parsing the whole, solution that means multiple parsing and a lot of memory.
Also because this is a repetitive task, so the approach I have taken is to proceed after fasm preprocessor avoiding an extra pass (if possible). Also because it permits to collect all api calls and unresolved references. (second step to linker)

The workarround I'm doing is:
copy src1+src2+src3+src4 allsrc
imports allsrc>all.imp