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MASM / JWASM - Combining Conditional Assembly statements with logical operator

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bugthis:
I have the following macro code:

--- Code: ---    IF (Reg EQ AL) OR (Reg EQ AH)
      ...
    ELSE
      ...
    ENDIF

--- End code ---
and this assembles in MASM <= version 5.1, but not in MASM >= 6 or JWASM.

Read here for more information and proof that it assembles in MASM 5:
http://masm32.com/board/index.php?topic=4791.msg115112#msg115112

Now i need a replacement for the above code in a MASM v6 conform syntax.

A working command directive replacement for EQ

--- Code: ---If (argument1 EQ argument2)

--- End code ---
is

--- Code: ---IFIDNI textItem , textItem

--- End code ---

but it only works on one singular item.
In this case, i could test for AL register

--- Code: ---IFIDNI <Reg>,<AL>
   ....
ELSE
...
ENDIF

--- End code ---

But how do i combine IFIDNI with the logical OR of the old previous code to test also on AH register?

I tried the following combinations (each line, one combination, when doing so, the others were commented)

--- Code: ---; IF (Reg EQ AL) OR (Reg EQ AH)    ; this was the old syntax working only in MASM <= 5.1 
IF (IFIDNI <Reg>, <BL>) OR (IFIDNI <Reg>, <BH>)  ; JWASM throws Error A2064: Expression expected: IFIDNI <BH>, <BL>) OR (IFIDNI <BH>, <BH>)
IF [IFIDNI <Reg>, <BL>] OR [IFIDNI <Reg>, <BH>]  ; JWASM throws Error A2064: Expression expected: IFIDNI <BH>, <BL>] OR [IFIDNI <BH>, <BH>)
IFIDNI (<Reg>,<BL>) OR (<Reg>,<BH>) ; JWASM throws Error A2144: Text item required
IFIDNI <Reg>, <BL> OR <Reg>,<BH> ; JWASM throws Error A2209: Syntax error OR
IFIDNI <Reg>, <BL> OR IFIDNI <Reg>, <BL>  ; JWASM throws Error A2209: Syntax error OR

--- End code ---

But none of them worked.
Can you tell my, how do i combine several conditional assembly IFIDNI statements with a logical operator like OR?

The only solution i found so far is repeating the code block part after an ELSEIFIDNI, but this is not a very elegant
and clean solution and it is error prone.

--- Code: ---IFIDNI <Reg>, <BL>
  ... ; Code A
ELSEIFIDNI <Reg>, <BH>
   ... ; Code A, same Code A as before
ELSE
  ... ; Code B
ENDIF

--- End code ---

_japheth:

--- Quote from: bugthis on October 27, 2022, 01:15:23 PM ---But how do i combine IFIDNI with the logical OR of the old previous code to test also on AH register?

--- End quote ---

That's the problem: OR doesn't operate "logical", it's working bitwise and hence accepts numeric arguments only.
Register names are socalled keywords and don't have a numeric value assigned to them since Masm v6.


--- Quote ---The only solution i found so far is repeating the code block part after an ELSEIFIDNI, but this is not a very elegant
and clean solution and it is error prone.

--- Code: ---IFIDNI <Reg>, <BL>
  ... ; Code A
ELSEIFIDNI <Reg>, <BH>
   ... ; Code A, same Code A as before
ELSE
  ... ; Code B
ENDIF

--- End code ---

--- End quote ---

I agree. You can instead use the FOR loop operator:

--- Code: ---m1 macro arg
   for x,<al,bl,cl>
     ifidni <arg>,<x>
       echo found arg
     endif
   endm
endm

--- End code ---

jj2007:

--- Code: ---testme macro arg
Local yes
  yes=0
  ifidni <arg>, <al>
    yes=1
  endif
  ifidni <arg>, <cl>
    yes=1
  endif
  if yes
    dosomething
  endif
endm
--- End code ---

bugthis:

--- Quote from: _japheth on October 27, 2022, 03:28:13 PM ---
--- Quote from: bugthis on October 27, 2022, 01:15:23 PM ---But how do i combine IFIDNI with the logical OR of the old previous code to test also on AH register?

--- End quote ---

That's the problem: OR doesn't operate "logical", it's working bitwise and hence accepts numeric arguments only.
Register names are socalled keywords and don't have a numeric value assigned to them since Masm v6.

--- End quote ---
Thank you for the information.


--- Quote ---I agree. You can instead use the FOR loop operator:

--- Code: ---m1 macro arg
   for x,<al,bl,cl>
     ifidni <arg>,<x>
       echo found arg
     endif
   endm
endm

--- End code ---

--- End quote ---
But with "for" i can't implement the "else".

That brings me to another question. I know it's not very good to use a GOTO, but is there a GOTO for MASM's preprocessor?

bugthis:

--- Quote from: jj2007 on October 27, 2022, 09:14:04 PM ---
--- Code: ---testme macro arg
Local yes
  yes=0
  ifidni <arg>, <al>
    yes=1
  endif
  ifidni <arg>, <cl>
    yes=1
  endif
  if yes
    dosomething
  endif
endm
--- End code ---

--- End quote ---

Thank you. That seems to be the best solution so far.

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