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Chijik



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Chijik 04 Feb 2004, 11:38
struc _b
{
.b1 db 0
}

mov ax,_b.b1 ;Error:Undefined symbol!!! Smile))
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JohnFound 04 Feb 2004, 11:44
Because "struc" does not define any labels. It simply defines some "shape" for defining data.

Code:
struc _b1
{
.b1 db 0
} 

My_b1   _b1
_b1       _b1   ; this is valid too. Smile

mov  al, [My_b1.b1] ; should be OK
mov  al, [_b1.b1]     ; should be OK too.
    
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Chijik



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Chijik 04 Feb 2004, 12:13
Because "struc" does not define any labels. It simply defines some "shape" for defining data.

So, working with dymamic data is not possible Sad
Sit down. 2. Smile
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JohnFound 04 Feb 2004, 12:57
Chijik wrote:
So, working with dymamic data is not possible Sad


Wrong answer, young man! Wink
Of course you can use dynamic data with structures without any problem. I do it all the time. Look below:
Code:
struc TMyData {
  .field1 dd ?
  .field2 dd ?
}

; for easy use of following construction there is a macro "struct"
; in FASM standard macro library.
; if you want to use "struct" macro, use:
;
; struct TMyData instead of virtual statement.
;
virtual at 0
  TMyData TMyData
  sizeof.TMyData = $
end virtual
; allocate some dynamic memory for array...
        invoke  GetProcessHeap
        invoke  HeapAlloc, eax, 0, 1000 * sizeof.TMyData
        mov     esi, eax
        xor     eax, eax
; Then use it as array of TMyData structures...
.fillloop:
        mov     [esi+eax+TMyData.field1], eax
        mov     [esi+eax+TMyData.field1], 1234h
        add     eax, sizeof.TMyData
        cmp     eax, 1000*sizeof.TMyData
        jne     .fillloop

;....
    
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vid
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vid 04 Feb 2004, 19:10
you should read fasm's docs more carefully:

struc is like macro, only difference is that used struc must be preceded by label, which is then appended before any symbol starting with '.' in struc.

To define labels, you should create one virtual structure (virtual = no data really gets defined, only labels are), with name preceding structure same as structure name. thus you'll get names for dynamic access you wanted.
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comrade 04 Feb 2004, 21:45
there is standard struct macro for this

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Chijik



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Chijik 05 Feb 2004, 12:55
[quote="JohnFound"]
Chijik wrote:
So, working with dymamic data is not possible Sad


Wrong answer, young man! Wink
Of course you can use dynamic data with structures without any problem. I do it all the time. Look below:

Through anus... Ok, thank you.
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