Alternative invoke macro

[Vortex]

An alternative macro for 32-bit programming. It does not require functions prototypes and registers can be specified instead of function names. The same macro works with HJWasm and Masm.

A quick example :

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include     ..\MessageBox.inc

.data

msg         db '_invoke macro test',0
capt        db 'Test',0
MsgBox      db 'MessageBoxA',0
user32      db 'user32.dll',0

.data?

hLib        dd ?

.code

start:

    _invoke  LoadLibrary,ADDR user32
    mov     hLib,eax

    _invoke GetProcAddress,eax,ADDR MsgBox

    _invoke eax,0,ADDR msg,ADDR capt,MB_OK

; without the _invoke macro :

;   invoke pr4 PTR eax,0,ADDR msg,ADDR capt,MB_OK

    _invoke FreeLibrary,hLib

    _invoke ExitProcess,0

END start

[Vortex]

A trick for the auto-declaration of external functions and creating import libraries from system DLLs.

Modifying invoke.inc :

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IFNDEF funcname

    EXTERN funcname:PROC

ENDIF

Building the import libraries :

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\PellesC\bin\polib /OUT:kernel32.lib /MACHINE:X86 %windir%\system32\kernel32.dll

\PellesC\bin\polib /OUT:user32.lib /MACHINE:X86 %windir%\system32\user32.dll

[hutch--]

 

Erol,

This looks like a piece of genius. I will have to give this a try. Gratsie.  :t

IFNDEF funcname
    EXTERN funcname:PROC
ENDIF