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#91
The Workshop / Re: Vulkan Triangle in MASM64 ...
Last post by NoCforMe - June 10, 2025, 05:38:17 AMQuote from: TimoVJL on June 09, 2025, 09:51:58 PMSSE (Sperm Spreading Equipments) works well with Blondes even with real 10 in Vulvan Triangle ?
Oh, you bad, bad boy ...
#92
The Campus / Re: Parameters of SEGMENT dire...
Last post by Vortex - June 10, 2025, 05:37:17 AMHello Quan,
Adapting Timo's Poasm example to Masm :
Adapting Timo's Poasm example to Masm :
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.model flat,stdcall
option casemap:none
MessageBoxA proto stdcall :ptr, :ptr, :ptr, :dword
ExitProcess proto stdcall :dword
_data SEGMENT PARA PUBLIC 'DATA'
strF1A db 'Hello World!', 0
strQuery db 'test.exe', 0
; VA EQU $ - offset strCFA
strTest db 260 dup(0)
_data ENDS
_text SEGMENT PARA PUBLIC 'CODE'
start:
mov strTest, 'J'
invoke MessageBoxA, 0, offset strQuery, offset strF1A, 0
push 0
call ExitProcess
_text ENDS
end start
#93
The Campus / Re: Parameters of SEGMENT dire...
Last post by TimoVJL - June 10, 2025, 03:56:45 AMwith poasm:
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includelib user32.lib
MessageBoxA proto stdcall :ptr, :ptr, :ptr, :dword
ExitProcess proto stdcall :dword
forTest SEGMENT read write execute
strF1A db 'Hello World!', 0
strQuery db 'test.exe', 0
; VA EQU $ - offset strCFA
strTest db 260 dup(0)
start:
mov strTest, 'J'
invoke MessageBoxA, 0, offset strQuery, offset strF1A, 0
push 0
call ExitProcess
forTest ENDS
end start
#94
ObjAsm / Re: New Editor
Last post by Biterider - June 10, 2025, 12:27:29 AMHi JJ
I did not explain the content and structure of the ADE configuration file (ade.ini) because it is constantly changing.
If you look into it in its current version, you will see that it has four main sections. The first section is for general settings, while the next three describe the basic file types that ADE can handle: assembler files, resource files, and simple text files.
Each of these three sections can be modified to change colour settings, highlight groups, visual settings and so on.
The autocomplete feature is what I miss the most. Regarding the Win32 API, I will use a by-product of the h2inc+ project. These are the parsed lists of all the structures, constants, functions and arguments of the complete Win32 API.
This is not yet implemented, but when it is, it will be a huge help.
As stated previously, the 'Find and Replace' feature is not yet complete, but an overall match list would be useful.
Bookmarks (jump targets) are on the wish list.
When working on individual files, an MRU list comes in handy. ADE works using the concept of projects, where all relevant files are listed. In case that the code needs to work differently, it may be useful to consider this option. This raises the question of where the MRU list should be stored. I have seen implementations that use the registry, but that is not portable. The project file is also not suitable if the coder doesn't work with projects. Any thoughts on this?
Biterider
P.S. Does anyone know how to identify the current default browser?
Quote from: jj2007 on June 09, 2025, 09:18:56 PMPlease don't take it as criticismNot at all! I'm always happy to receive comments that could help improve ADE.
I did not explain the content and structure of the ADE configuration file (ade.ini) because it is constantly changing.
If you look into it in its current version, you will see that it has four main sections. The first section is for general settings, while the next three describe the basic file types that ADE can handle: assembler files, resource files, and simple text files.
Each of these three sections can be modified to change colour settings, highlight groups, visual settings and so on.
The autocomplete feature is what I miss the most. Regarding the Win32 API, I will use a by-product of the h2inc+ project. These are the parsed lists of all the structures, constants, functions and arguments of the complete Win32 API.
This is not yet implemented, but when it is, it will be a huge help.
As stated previously, the 'Find and Replace' feature is not yet complete, but an overall match list would be useful.
Bookmarks (jump targets) are on the wish list.
When working on individual files, an MRU list comes in handy. ADE works using the concept of projects, where all relevant files are listed. In case that the code needs to work differently, it may be useful to consider this option. This raises the question of where the MRU list should be stored. I have seen implementations that use the registry, but that is not portable. The project file is also not suitable if the coder doesn't work with projects. Any thoughts on this?
Biterider
P.S. Does anyone know how to identify the current default browser?
#95
MasmBasic & the RichMasm IDE / Re: A guide to the RichMasm ed...
Last post by jj2007 - June 09, 2025, 10:14:49 PMI found a crispy example demonstrating the usefulness of RichMasm's list of matches: a 4k lines source with some frequently used global variables.
"FW" in the upper right corner means "full word". It has three modes, e.g. for the search string tcC1:
- full word off: tcC1 and tcC1l (a local variant) will be found
- full word on: only tcC1 will be found
- not full word: all occurrences of tcC1 where it is NOT a full word will be found, in this case only the local variant in two procs
"FW" in the upper right corner means "full word". It has three modes, e.g. for the search string tcC1:
- full word off: tcC1 and tcC1l (a local variant) will be found
- full word on: only tcC1 will be found
- not full word: all occurrences of tcC1 where it is NOT a full word will be found, in this case only the local variant in two procs
#96
The Workshop / Re: Vulkan Triangle in MASM64 ...
Last post by TimoVJL - June 09, 2025, 09:51:58 PMSSE (Sperm Spreading Equipments) works well with Blondes even with real 10 in Vulvan Triangle ?
#97
ObjAsm / Re: New Editor
Last post by jj2007 - June 09, 2025, 09:18:56 PMLooks good and works fine, but where is the build button? 
Overall an impressive work, especially given that you don't use the richedit control
What you might consider is less colour (see above) and less functions in the toolbar. There are some that I would probably never use, e.g. "save all files" - dangerous if you don't remember exactly what you did, and where.
What I would miss most is the recent files list and the list of found matches, see below. I could live without the bookmarks at the right edge, maybe, but the list of matches is essential for my work.
When you double-click on a word, e.g. edi, all occurences of edi get highlighted. That is certainly a useful feature to see immediately where edi is being used (and I might steal the idea), but it might be a bit overwhelming. Maybe do that only when Ctrl is pressed?
I am just brainstorming here to give you feedback. Please don't take it as criticism
Overall an impressive work, especially given that you don't use the richedit control
What you might consider is less colour (see above) and less functions in the toolbar. There are some that I would probably never use, e.g. "save all files" - dangerous if you don't remember exactly what you did, and where.
What I would miss most is the recent files list and the list of found matches, see below. I could live without the bookmarks at the right edge, maybe, but the list of matches is essential for my work.
When you double-click on a word, e.g. edi, all occurences of edi get highlighted. That is certainly a useful feature to see immediately where edi is being used (and I might steal the idea), but it might be a bit overwhelming. Maybe do that only when Ctrl is pressed?
I am just brainstorming here to give you feedback. Please don't take it as criticism
#98
Music / what was your first instrument...
Last post by daydreamer - June 09, 2025, 08:43:29 PMHi
my first instrument was a tiny flute,for kids to learn their first instrument
later I saw on tv documentary that japanese used violin for start with kids first instruement instead
what was your first instrument? or you first started with hardware/software remixing music ala discjockey and modern music creators do?
my first instrument was a tiny flute,for kids to learn their first instrument
later I saw on tv documentary that japanese used violin for start with kids first instruement instead
what was your first instrument? or you first started with hardware/software remixing music ala discjockey and modern music creators do?
#99
ObjAsm / Re: New Editor
Last post by Biterider - June 09, 2025, 08:31:03 PMHi!
Over the last few weeks, I have been working hard to bring the Assembler Development Environment (ADE) to the beta stage. Since I started coding with it, I think I have almost reached that stage.
I mostly added the features that I needed, but there is still a lot to do.
At this point, I need some testers to try out the implemented functionality.
Project management is ready so far. Search and replace works, except for "Project files" and beyond.
Open, drag and drop, command line and file association all work to open a project file.
This file is just a JSON file with the .adep extension.
Exception handling is still disabled to identify issues in the code.
Regarding the visuals, the iconography needs some refinement, but it is acceptable for now.
The editor context menu now includes two internet search options: Google Search and DeepL Write.
The GitHub repository contains all the source files needed to recompile the project.
The attached zip file contains the latest binary, the configuration file (.ini), a sample project file and a sample .asm file.
Regards, Biterider
Over the last few weeks, I have been working hard to bring the Assembler Development Environment (ADE) to the beta stage. Since I started coding with it, I think I have almost reached that stage.
I mostly added the features that I needed, but there is still a lot to do.
At this point, I need some testers to try out the implemented functionality.
Project management is ready so far. Search and replace works, except for "Project files" and beyond.
Open, drag and drop, command line and file association all work to open a project file.
This file is just a JSON file with the .adep extension.
Exception handling is still disabled to identify issues in the code.
Regarding the visuals, the iconography needs some refinement, but it is acceptable for now.
The editor context menu now includes two internet search options: Google Search and DeepL Write.
The GitHub repository contains all the source files needed to recompile the project.
The attached zip file contains the latest binary, the configuration file (.ini), a sample project file and a sample .asm file.
Regards, Biterider
#100
The Campus / Parameters of SEGMENT directiv...
Last post by Quan - June 09, 2025, 08:29:02 PMHi, I'm again trying to understand some MASM syntax. I found the SEGMENT directive on Microsoft's documentation, so I wrote a test programme to understand all the parameters of this directive.
This programme returns these errors:
I suppose the error is that it doesn't recognise READ, WRITE and EXECUTE as valid parameters for the SEGMENT directive. I don't understand how this is happening since it seems to be the correct syntax according to the documentation. Even using the code from this post by jj2007, which has a similar syntax, yields a similar error.
Can anyone help me with this? Thanks in advance!
Edit: execute, not executable
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include \Masm32\include\masm32rt.inc
forTest SEGMENT read write execute
strHW db 'Hello World!', 0
strQuery db 'test.exe', 0
VA EQU $ - offset strCFA
strTest db 260 dup(0)
start:
mov strCFA, 'J'
invoke MessageBox, 0, offset strQuery, offset strF1A, 0
push 0
call ExitProcess
forTest ENDS
end startThis programme returns these errors:
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Z:\3\test.asm(3) : error A2008: syntax error : read
Z:\3\test.asm(4) : error A2034: must be in segment block
Z:\3\test.asm(5) : error A2034: must be in segment block
Z:\3\test.asm(6) : error A2034: must be in segment block
Z:\3\test.asm(7) : error A2034: must be in segment block
Z:\3\test.asm(9) : error A2034: must be in segment block
Z:\3\test.asm(10) : error A2034: must be in segment block
Z:\3\test.asm(11) : error A2034: must be in segment block
Z:\3\test.asm(11) : error A2006: undefined symbol : strF1A
Z:\3\test.asm(11) : error A2114: INVOKE argument type mismatch : argument : 3
Z:\3\test.asm(11) : error A2006: undefined symbol : strQuery
Z:\3\test.asm(11) : error A2114: INVOKE argument type mismatch : argument : 2
Z:\3\test.asm(13) : error A2034: must be in segment block
Z:\3\test.asm(14) : error A2034: must be in segment block
Z:\3\test.asm(16) : fatal error A1010: unmatched block nesting : forTestI suppose the error is that it doesn't recognise READ, WRITE and EXECUTE as valid parameters for the SEGMENT directive. I don't understand how this is happening since it seems to be the correct syntax according to the documentation. Even using the code from this post by jj2007, which has a similar syntax, yields a similar error.
Can anyone help me with this? Thanks in advance!
Edit: execute, not executable