help to write a program on mask IDE

[Nabho]

here's the code i used in MSAM32 ide

.386
.model flat,stdcall
option casemap:none
include \masm32\include\windows.inc
include \masm32\include\kernel32.inc
include \masm32\include\user32.inc
includelib \masm32\lib\kernel32.lib
includelib \masm32\lib\user32.lib

.data

a db 02h,02h,02h,02h,02h,02h,02h,02h,02h,02h

.code

start: mov ax,@data

mov ds,axa

mov cl,10

lea si,a

mov ax,0000h

again: add al,[si]

inc si

dec cl

jnz again

mov cl,0ah

div cl

mov ah,4ch

int 21h

end start

.end

whenever i click on assemble and link on ide i get error s

line 26:error A2155:cannot use 16-bit register with a 32-bit address
line 16:error A2004:symbol type conflict

[dedndave]

you have to decide if you want to write a 16-bit program or a 32-bit program
they are very different

i would suggest 32-bit, because support for 16-bit programs is fading
and - what you learn in 32-bit will carry into the future
however, your instructor may not understand 32-bit code, so he wants to see 16-bit
figure out what "mode" he is in, then learn that model

[dedndave]

your "preamble" is for a 32-bit program

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.386
.model flat,stdcall
option casemap:none
include \masm32\include\windows.inc
include \masm32\include\kernel32.inc
include \masm32\include\user32.inc
includelib \masm32\lib\kernel32.lib
includelib \masm32\lib\user32.lib

the rest of the code you have posted is for 16-bit
that's why you are getting all the errors

[dedndave]

this is a 16-bit small model EXE template
you can assemble it with newer versions of Masm
but, you must use an older 16-bit Link program

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        .MODEL  Small
        .STACK  4096
        .DOSSEG
        .386
        OPTION  CaseMap:None

;####################################################################################

        .DATA

s$Msg   db 'Hello World !',0Dh,0Ah,24h

;************************************************************************************

        .DATA?

;####################################################################################

        .CODE

;************************************************************************************

_main   PROC    FAR

        mov     dx,@data
        mov     ds,dx

        mov     dx,offset s$Msg
        mov     ah,9
        int     21h

        mov     ax,4C00h
        int     21h

_main   ENDP

;####################################################################################

        END     _main

to build it

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ml /c MyProg16.asm
link16 MyProg16.obj;
the semicolon at the end of the link16 line tells the linker to use default responses for the remaining parameters

[dedndave]

this is a 32-bit console-mode template
i used the masm32rt.inc file, which adds all the preamble stuff

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;###############################################################################################

        INCLUDE    \Masm32\Include\Masm32rt.inc

;###############################################################################################

        .DATA

sMsg    db 'Hello World !',13,10

;***********************************************************************************************

        .DATA?

dwBytesWritten dd ?

;###############################################################################################

        .CODE

;***********************************************************************************************

main    PROC

        INVOKE  GetStdHandle,STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE
        INVOKE  WriteFile,eax,offset sMsg,sizeof sMsg,offset dwBytesWritten,0

        INVOKE  ExitProcess,0

main    ENDP

;###############################################################################################

        END     main

to build it

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ml /c /coff MyProgram32.asm
link /SUBSYSTEM:CONSOLE MyProgram32.obj

[Nabho]

since i am using masm32 i will go for 32 bit but what to do about the rest code

[Nabho]

i want to use the code but i need to change the preamble
any help will be appreciated

[dedndave]

there are many console-mode code examples in the masm32\examples folder
also, the forum search tool is often very helpful

http://masm32.com/board/index.php?topic=1778.0

in the last post of that thread (page 3), i have an attachment