I've updated the online
MasmBasic Quick Reference. Note this is
not the recommended way to use MasmBasic help, but it's sometimes convenient to post a link e.g. to the
deb macro.
The proper way to get help is as follows:
-
install MasmBasic (ok, that's obvious - consult
What you absolutely need to get started if not)
- launch \Masm32\MasmBasic\RichMasm.exe
- go to menu File/New Masm source
- click on one of the available templates, e.g. on "Console" in line 4
- hit F6 just to test if assembling works (this is the moment to get
\Masm32\bin\UAsm64.exe in case you don't have it already)
- start coding by overwriting the nop e.g. with Print "Hello World"
To get help, there are three options:1. Use File/MasmBasic help: the file MbGuide.rtf will open. There is a Table of Contents in the bookmarks. Use the Find function and copy whatever you need.
2. In line 15 of MbGuide.rtf, click on
try 90+ snippets. Use the Find function with
Init and scroll through the examples using the listbox.
3. Use context help:
- hover over
Print until the mouse cursor turns into a question mark (this works for all 400+ commands)
- right-click on
Print- you will see a greenish window with examples
- left-click into it to keep it open: now you can copy any example
- right-click to close the green window
- paste what you copied
