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clockw0rk
clockw0rk

Reputation: 1

Turbo Assembler Can't include macro library

Hoi chummers,

I could need some help with a project here.

I am currently learning Assembler (Tasm) by myself. I wrote some simple 1-file programs to get used to the stuff. Now I am at a point where I want to exclude some macros and other data from the code and put them into different files (so I can re-use them easy).

I am working with GUI Turbo Assembler x64 Version 3.0

It is a IDE that links and assembles stuff for you, so that I am not forced to open DOS-Box every time and write a lot of redundant lines.

Here is my .asm file:

INCLUDE progMacros              ;makrobibliothek einbinden
INCLUDE progConstanten          ;Konstanten einbinden (z.b. 4CH)

.Model  Small
.Stack  100h

.Data
variable    DB  6               ;normale Variable
INCLUDE progDaten               ;bibliothek mit variablen

.Code  
Start:
   segmentPreloader
   textLoop    Hallo,variable
   textLoop    Ciao,1
   mov         ah,beenden
   int         EXEC
END Start

You see, a very basic and simple program that loops output of a string in a macro I defined @ progMacros

Now the problem:

Everytime I try and Assemble, it gives me this:

Assembling file - C:\Users\ [private] \Desktop\Assembler\bibliotheken\mainProg.asm
Turbo Assembler Version 4.1 Copyright (c) 1988, 1996 Borland International
Assembling file: mainProg.asm **Fatal** mainProg.asm(1) Can't locate file: progMacros
Error messages: 1
Warning messages: None
Passes: 1
Remaining memory: 469k

[note i won't give you my username in windows]

Here's my first troubleshooting:

1) Renamed all files and directives proper as seen in a tutorial (f.e. macros.bib and progData.dat)
2) shortened the file names, moved whole project to C:\
3) specified "iPath" with the path to the folder where the files are
(btw: they are all in the same folder mainProg.asm is in)

I dunno what else to do, this is frustrating, Assembler is much fun, and on Linux it was super easy to write some sample code.... But I want to code on windows too!

Please, oh mighty community of SOF, help me out of this misery

_clockw0rk

Upvotes: 0

Views: 1538

Answers (2)

ljnath
ljnath

Reputation: 11

This issue is resolved in version GUI Turbo Assembler 3.0.1.

Upvotes: 2

elb
elb

Reputation: 11

I had the same problem, the Macro library couldnt be found when i dragged a program into Dosbox. So I opened Dosbox, mounted the whole drive as C: and set the paths manually and it worked fine.

Upvotes: 1

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