Making the switch

[AiaKonai]

Hello,
I am new to assembly, and I am trying to convert a 16 bit com program into a 32 bit exe.
I understand the basics decently well.
Here is one of the programs I need to convert to an exe.

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  NAME 'rpause'
  PAGE 55,132
  TITLE 'rpause'

CSEG SEGMENT PARA PUBLIC 'CODE'
  ASSUME cs:CSEG,ds:CSEG,es:CSEG,ss:CSEG
  ORG 100h

_start:
  mov dx,offset msg
  mov ah,09h
  int 21h
  mov ax,0c08h
  int 21h
  int 21h
  mov ax,4c00h
  int 21h

msg   db 0dh,0ah,'Press any key to continue ...',0dh,0ah,'$'

CSEG ENDS

   END _start

This is a replacement for the pause command in a batch file.
Since the pause command does not clear the keyboard buffer before taking input.
This replacement works perfectly, but it is a com file.
It is not exactly easy to make com files work on 64 bit machines :(. (dosbox being the only way i've seen one work)

I am searching for a tutorial that will cover how to do this same thing as a 32 bit exe.

And if anyone happens to have the newer equivalant to choice.com, that is the other com file I need to replace.

Thank you for any help you provide.

[bomz]

in this code you no need any reason to use 32 bit registers.

[AiaKonai]

?? What are you talking about,
This is a 16 bit program.
I need a 32 bit equivalent.
So I'm trying to find a good guide on very basic input and output for a 32 bit exe made in assembler.

[bomz]

OK

[AiaKonai]

What is that you posted?
Very confused now.

[bomz]

you may use 32 bit registers. You realy need it when use XMS memory
in this example using 32 bit registers make programe two time quickly

[AiaKonai]

why are you posting a 16 bit program in response to a question about
how to make a 32 bit program???

[bomz]

I understand you want the programe that do the same

[oex]

You could use:

inkey "Press any key to continue ..."

(see \masm32\macros\macros.asm)

Maybe also a bad answer I dont come from 16 bit

[bomz]

http://www.masm32.com/board/index.php?topic=14702.15
see here post vortex

[AiaKonai]

You could use:

inkey "Press any key to continue ..."

(see \masm32\macros\macros.asm)

Maybe also a bad answer I dont come from 16 bit

That's wonderful!!   I am trying to move towards making it 32 bit :D not 16 bit.
Do you have any examples of this inkey?

[redskull]

Here is strictly win32 version

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.data?
hConsoleIn  HANDLE ?
hConsoleOut HANDLE ?
NumWritten  DWORD ?
NumRead     DWORD ?
InBuffer    DWORD ?

.data
msg   db 0dh,0ah,'Press any key to continue ...', 0dh, 0ah


.code
start:

    invoke GetStdHandle, STD_INPUT_HANDLE
    mov hConsoleIn, eax
   
    invoke GetStdHandle, STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE
    mov hConsoleOut, eax
   
    invoke WriteConsole, hConsoleOut, ADDR msg, SIZEOF msg, ADDR NumWritten, NULL
   
    invoke ReadConsole, hConsoleIn, ADDR InBuffer, 1, ADDR NumRead, NULL

    invoke ExitProcess, 0
   
end start

-r

[AiaKonai]

http://www.masm32.com/board/index.php?topic=14702.15
see here post vortex

This will help with the command line handling it looks like.
Thank you.

[AiaKonai]

@redskull

umm............. THANKS A TON!!!!
Even though I did want to learn how to do it myself, that should help
me  move towards making more complex stuff.
Thank you very much.

[bomz]

not only command line this is example of console programe.
batch to compile console program
ECHO OFF
COLOR 9F
CLS
C:\masm32\bin\ml.exe /c /coff current.asm
C:\masm32\bin\link.exe /subsystem:console current.obj
DEL current.obj
pause