Newbie here! Need guide

[John]

I am new in the programming world. I want to learn how to code programs  using Win32 and masm but the problem is I cant seem to find any videos or guides that uses Masm32. Are there any guides that I can use as a beginner so I can answer my Training manual? I also attached the problems that I want to solve. Thank you!

[Mikl__]

I also attached the problems that I want to solve. Thank you!

Hi, John!
Do you think that you are more cunning than others? Did you read the masm32 forum rules carefully?

The NO HOMEWORK Rule
9. The forum is a technical help forum for assembler language programmers, it will not be used as a location for grovelling to get someone to do your homework. Members who are learning assembler programming at school or similar are welcome but they must do their own work. In this context they will receive assistance if they need it but any dumping of problems in the forum will be removed. Also note that 16 bit DOS code will be moved to the 16 bit DOS forum as this forum is primarily a 32 bit Windows assembler forum.

[John]

I'm not implying to solve the examples. I just want to show the kind of problem that I want to solve because some gave me a book for Tasm or A examples of program that doesn't use consoles. I'm looking for a book or guide that teaches the basics of assembly using masm and consoles. Sorry my english is kinda bad so it is hard to express what I want.

[jj2007]

Hi John,

Welcome to the Forum

Mikl is right about the homework rules, but since you write that you are new to programming, I don't believe that you are trying that. The problem is that what you have posted is way over your head. It is difficult even for members who have ten years of experience...

Feasible but requires a thorough knowledge of the registry, less of assembly:

Exercise 2:
Create a console based program that will create an entry in the registry key "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run" for the file in Exercise 1. It has to create an entry similar to this:

Exercise3:
Create a console based program that will accept a parameter. It will then search the registry key "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run" for a value Name similar to the parameter and delete that entry in the registry. It will also notify you if no entry exists.
Win32 Programming
Create a Win32 program that simulates the capabilities of the DIR command in the Windows Command Prompt. The following are the program specifications:
    1. The program should be able to accept and process command-line parameters.
    2. It should display all the contents of the current directory if there are no filters specified.
    3. The directory listing should contain the following information (in no particular order):
        a. File name
        b. File attributes (R, S, A, H. D is optional)
        c. File size (in decimal)
        d. Date created
    4. The program should be able to accept an optional command-line parameter that specifies the search filter. Examples of search filters are the following:
        a. *.*   - all files with all extensions
        b. *.xxx   – all files with particular extension xxx (e.g. exe, dll, etc)
        c. *32*.*   - all files with "32" in its filename.
    5. If the command-line parameter /s is present, it should also include in the listing all entries in the subdirectories.
    6. Include syntax error checking.
    7. All command-line parameters should be case-insensitive and can be cascaded in any order.

[John]

Thanks for the answer! I'll watch other programming tutorials first then try to convert it to Masm. Just to be clear I'm over 40 years old so I don't need any homework 

[jj2007]

That's what I suspected

Check Masm32: What you absolutely need to get started. The Help and tutorials, recommended reading section may have a few broken links, but it's basically what you need to get started. Once you have written your own exercises, and stumble over the inevitable problems, you'll find help here

[hutch--]

Hi John and welcome to the forum. It will depend on what your programming background is. If you have mastered decent compilers and have a good grasp of addressing memory, you may have enough background to start on assembler but if not, assembler is not a good starting point, you need to know how to write Windows API functions and master the Intel instructions to write working executables.

[Vortex]

I checked the attached document. It mentions about creating an entry in :

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HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

Any specific reason to select this particular registry key?

[TouEnMasm]

After reading your exercise,perhaps is there words that you can use in the search box of the forum to have answers.
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[mineiro]

hello sir John; welcome.
Link below have a bit of exercise 3 ideas.
http://masm32.com/board/index.php?topic=8855.msg96631#msg96631

[LordAdef]

Welcome John,
If you really want to learn masm, these guys here are monsters! But be aware that the word "Malware" is taken seriously around here. And since your attachment deals with Malware analysis, just bare this in mind
If you need a reference book, I would suggest Modern x86 Assembly Language Programming, by Daniel Kusswurm. I bought my copy at Amazon.

[daydreamer]

welcome to forum John
art of assembly,especially like MMX chapters
but there are many examples in masm32 package and ichelionz tutorials for windows programming
@Alex
its great to be a 'monster' it save some bucks when its halloween on customes and masks so we can buy latest 'monster' cpu aka 4.5ghz AMD ryzen threadripper

[LordAdef]

@Alex
its great to be a 'monster' it save some bucks when its halloween on customes and masks so we can buy latest 'monster' cpu aka 4.5ghz AMD ryzen threadripper

Magnus, at least you will have a very fast halloween, without any byte code slow language