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maxrio

Joined: 14 Feb 2011
Posts: 1

maxrio 14 Feb 2011, 03:51

Hi everyone!

I'm making a small program that should display a message if var1 is the same word/character that var2 has but it doesnt seem to work.

Code:

MYStack Segment stack 'stack'
        dw 256 dup(?)
MYStack EndS

Data Segment
  var1    db      'A'
       var2    db      'A'
        der     db      "NOT EQUAL$"
        dor     db      "EQUAL$"
Data EndS
Code Segment
        assume CS:Code, SS:MYStack, DS:Data
       _yes:       mov ah, 09h
         lea dx, dor
         int 21h
             jmp stop

        start:  mov ax, Data
                mov DS, ax
                mov ax, MYStack
                mov SS, ax                 
            cld
         lea si, var1
                lea di, var2
                mov cx, 1
           repe cmpsb
          jz  _yes
                mov ah, 09h
                lea dx, der
                int 21h

        stop:    mov ax, 4c00h
                int 21h
Code EndS
end start

Also, i'm trying to compare an argument from the command line to a variable if anyone has any ideas about that i would thankyou very much but for now im trying to figure the above code out. Thanks!

14 Feb 2011, 03:51

b1528932

Joined: 21 May 2010
Posts: 287

b1528932 14 Feb 2011, 08:56

Quote:

strings or characters

No, not characters. Bytes. String of bytes.

you do not initialize sp, any reason? Why you touch ss anyway, wont dos init ss:sp for you anyway?

You have to assemble ur program at 0x100, you know? Its the address dos will load it. 0-0x100 contain PSP.

about cmd line, read http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Program_Segment_Prefix

14 Feb 2011, 08:56

DOS386

Joined: 08 Dec 2006
Posts: 1900

DOS386 14 Feb 2011, 08:58

Quote:

I'm making a small program

I found a small program would be more true ? Laughing

Quote:

it doesnt seem to work

Because it is MA$M code, not FASM. Please study the FAQ on the thread top.

Code:

; FASM code - testing REPE CMPSB instruction
; Untested, at your own RISK !!!

format binary as "COM"
org $0100
use16

                cld 
                mov dx, xyes 
                mov si, var1 
                mov di, var2 
                mov cx, 1
                repe cmpsb 
                jz  qqyes 
                mov dx, xnot 
qqyes:          mov ah, 9
                int $21
                mov ax, $4C00  ; Terminate COM or MZ EXE
                int $21
                ;------

        var1:   db      'A' 
        var2:   db      'A' 
        xnot:   db      "NOT EQUAL$" 
        xyes:   db      "YES EQUAL$"

Simple, isn't it ?

> about cmd line, read http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Program_Segment_Prefix

Look at address $80 (relative to PSP begin, and in DOS COM (not in DOS MZ EXE) to CS:ZERO) for ("length"+1) and $82 start of the string (max 125 char's).

14 Feb 2011, 08:58

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