Settings to use VS6 for debuging MASM

[Teloboy]

A long time ago someone managed to get VS6 configured to be able to single step and compile with MASM. I have done alot of searching if google etc., and can't find the settings, just wondering if anyone still has them somewhere.

Thanks

[GregL]

The following describes how to set up a Makefile project:

    32bit Assembly Quick Start using Visual Studio and MASM on Windows

You can also set up a custom build:

    Using MASM to Assemble .asm Files

[Teloboy]

Thanks for the quick response. that sort of helps but didn't work so well for me in the examples shown - 'cmain couldn't link to masm.asm'. However, I seem to remember that you didn't have to have a cmain app before, I thought that there were just custom settings in the workspace and that was it.

Any other idea's or should i forget using VS6 and maybe try and get VS 200x express ? The other way I have tried but not getting very good success was using ollydbg with RadASM but can't seem to get ollydbg to use the symbols from MASM - (maybe that's a question I should put into the RadASM forum).

Thanks in advance.

[GregL]

Teloboy,

Visual Studio 6.0 will work fine if you get it set up right. You don't need to use cmain, just use main. Is your code C or C++? If your code is C++ you need to use extern "C" with the declaration of the MASM procedure in your C++ code. If your code is C you don't use extern "C".

Have you looked through the Assembler With Microsoft Visual C sub-forum?

[Teloboy]

Greg,

Sorry, I didn't make things very clear, I wanted to use VS6 to debug MASM, without any C,C++. I had a look at that link you sent and someone has provided a method of using VC 2005 Express, but  doesn't go into the custom settings that I could try for VC6.

[GregL]

Teloboy,

Sorry, I saw " ... and compile with MASM".

If you just want to debug an exe, just load the exe (debug build) into Visual Studio. You can also use the command-line like this:

    msdev filename.exe