I'm having trouble assembling .asm files on VS '08 when I create projects of my own. I've read that to assemble .asm files, I have to set the build tool to use Microsoft Assembler. Okay, straightforward enough, but when I try to set the tool, I don't see it. Here's a picture of what I'm describing:
http://img202.imageshack.us/i/masmdoesnotshow.jpg/
Funny thing is, when I load the solution from the book's source code, it shows that option when I right click the .asm file and look at it's build tool. I want to make it look like this picture:
http://img85.imageshack.us/i/masmshows.jpg/
Thanks beforehand.
Nevermind, I found it by searching this forum:
http://www.csie.ntu.edu.tw/~cyy/courses/assembly/07fall/lectures/handouts/MASM.pdf
thanks for answering your own question. tried it out myself.