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- ;---------------------------------------------------------------------
- ; ASM88 FILE: LEXE.A Load and Execute a Programme
- ; ----------
- ; WRITTEN: 25/10/87
- ; -------
- ; PURPOSE: This is one of a series of files which take
- ; ------- advantage of INT 21H functions under MS-DOS.
- ; In each case the error situation is marked by
- ; the carry flag being set. We use the De Smet
- ; external variable '_carryf' to see whether the
- ; carry is set on return from the function.
- ; If so, the error code can be used to obtain
- ; information about the specific error.
- ;
- ; USAGE: int LEXE(name, parm_blk, &_carryf)
- ; ----- char *name; /* The pathname ASCIIZ string */
- ; char *parm_blk; /* Pointer to parameter block
- ; in ES */
- ; char *_carryf;
- ;
- ; DEPENDENCIES: De Smet C V 2.44+
- ; ------------
- ; Copyright 1987 - Cogar Computer Services Pty. Ltd
- ;---------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- CSEG
- PUBLIC LEXE_
-
- LEXE_:
- push bp ; normal De Smet C start
- mov bp,sp ; point to the stack
- mov ax,ds ; and make ES common with DS
- mov es,ax
- ;----------------------------------------------------------------------
- ; The unique programme follows.
- ;----------------------------------------------------------------------
- mov dx,[bp+4] ; the address of the pathname
- mov bx,[bp+6] ; address of the parameter block
- mov ah,4bh ; the Function No.
- mov al,0
- int 21h
- jc LEXE_ERROR
- xor ax,ax ; prepare for normal return
- jmp LEXE_QUIT
- LEXE_ERROR:
- mov si,[bp+8] ; get address of '_carryf' variable
- mov byte [si],1 ; return with _carryf = 1
- ;----------------------------------------------------------------------
- ; Normal programme termination.
- ;----------------------------------------------------------------------
- LEXE_QUIT:
- pop bp ; restore starting conditions
- ret
- ;----------------------------------------------------------------------