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silkodyssey



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silkodyssey 14 Oct 2003, 22:08
Does fasm have support for declaring local variables like the local directive with masm? If fasm doesn't have a similiar feature I would like to know if its possible to implement it with macros. I would like to be able to declare local variables and structures and access the structure members by the member names. Any help would be appreciated.

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Dunduk



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Dunduk 15 Oct 2003, 02:32
silkodyssey wrote:
Does fasm have support for declaring local variables like the local directive with masm? If fasm doesn't have a similiar feature I would like to know if its possible to implement it with macros. I would like to be able to declare local variables and structures and access the structure members by the member names. Any help would be appreciated.

Sure, fasm has it. Example:
Code:
proc some_proc, var1,var2,...
.localvar1 db ?
.localvar2 dd ?
.localvar3 SOME_STRUCTURE
enter
...
lea eax, [.localvar3]
...
mov [.localvar3.some_strusture_member], 0
...
mov [.localvar1], 0ffh
...
return
    

Proc, enter, return - are macroses. See include in fasmw package.
Did I answer your question?
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silkodyssey 15 Oct 2003, 10:41
Thanks a lot Dunduk. I think you answered my question and I'm happy with the answer Smile .

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Beginner



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Beginner 15 Oct 2003, 16:28
Hi,
can someone tell me, please, why this code doesn't work?
Code:
include '%include%\win32ax.inc'
.data
        GlobalString db 'Global',0
.code
        proc Put,arg
        .LocalString db 'Local',0
        enter

               invoke MessageBox,0,.LocalString,GlobalString,0
        return

        start:

                stdcall Put,0
                invoke ExitProcess,0
.end start
    
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decard



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decard 15 Oct 2003, 16:36
Proably a mistake is here:
Code:
proc Put,arg
        .LocalString db 'Local',0
        enter    

AFAIK you can't declare a local variable and put some value there as you can do with globals. You need to put the string to your variable in run-time, ie. add some code that sets .LocalString to proper value. And your declaration should look like:
Code:
.LocalString rb 6    
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Tomasz Grysztar



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Tomasz Grysztar 15 Oct 2003, 16:36
Local variables are not initialized to any predefined values, even when you specify them.
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eet_1024



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eet_1024 17 Oct 2003, 19:27
Locals are allocated into the stack when the function is called. Runtime code is required to initialize them. It is your responsibility for writing that code.
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