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Killswitch



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Killswitch 29 Apr 2006, 08:27
Hey,

If I use the proc macro, how can I return a value from the procedure? Thanks for your help!
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silkodyssey 29 Apr 2006, 09:20
The standard way to return a value is in the eax register but you're free to do it however you wish.

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Killswitch



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Killswitch 29 Apr 2006, 12:50
So something like this:

Code:
proc ...
 Mov [eax],1
 ret
endp
    


Would leave 1 in eax?
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bogdanontanu



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bogdanontanu 29 Apr 2006, 12:55
nope, it will put 1 into the address pointed by eax
The notation"[eax]" means " the memory location who's address is the value in eax" ...

You should use
Code:
proc ...
 mov eax,1
 ret
endp 
    

to return 1 from your procedure
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Killswitch



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Killswitch 29 Apr 2006, 13:46
That was a silly mistake (you can't tell I'm quite a noob Razz)!

Thanks a lot for your help guys!
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silkodyssey 29 Apr 2006, 15:14
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hat was a silly mistake (you can't tell I'm quite a noob Razz)


I think making mistakes is a very good way to learn especially when you have to go through turtuous debugging sessions to correct those mistakes. Very Happy

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