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File Operations in Assembly Language

The following all use the MS-DOS API (int 21) to do these file operations. (MKDIR) Create Folder

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C : \ > d e b u g a0 1 0 0 x x x x : 0 1 0 0m o va h , 3 9 x x x x : 0 1 0 2m o vd x , 0 1 0 c x x x x : 0 1 0 5i n t2 1 x x x x : 0 1 0 7m o va x , 4 c 0 0 x x x x : 0 1 0 Ai n t2 1 x x x x : 0 1 0 Cd b" C : \ N e w F o l d e r 1 " , 0 0 x x x x : 0 1 1 A nm a k e f . c o m rc x C X0 0 0 0 : 0 0 1 a w W r i t i n g0 0 1 Ab y t e s . q ; C r e a t ef o l d e rf u n c . ; P o i n t st op a t h n a m e ; D oi t ; A H = E x i t ,A L = E r r o r l e v e l ; D oi t ; N u l lt e r m i n a t e dp a t h n a m e

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C : \ > d e b u g a0 1 0 0 x x x x : 0 1 0 0m o va h , 3 a x x x x : 0 1 0 2m o vd x , 0 1 0 C x x x x : 0 1 0 5i n t2 1 x x x x : 0 1 0 7m o va x , 4 c 0 0 x x x x : 0 1 0 Ai n t2 1 x x x x : 0 1 0 Cd b" C : \ O l d F o l d e r 1 " , 0 0 x x x x : 0 1 1 A nr m v f . c o m rc x C X0 0 0 0 : 0 0 1 a w W r i t i n g0 0 1 Ab y t e s . q ; R e m o v ef o l d e rf u n c . ; p o i n t st op a t h n a m e ; D oi t ; E x i tf u n c . ,A L = E r r o r l e v e l ; D oi t ; N u l lt e r m i n a t e dp a t h n a m e

Create/Truncate File

C : \ > d e b u g a0 1 0 0 x x x x : 0 1 0 0m o va h , 3 c x x x x : 0 1 0 2m o vc x , 2 x x x x : 0 1 0 5m o vd x , 0 1 0 f x x x x : 0 1 0 8i n t2 1 x x x x : 0 1 0 Am o va x , 4 c 0 0 ; C r e a t ef i l ef u n c . ; A r c h i v ef i l ea t t r i b u t e ; P o i n t st of i l e n a m e ; D oi t

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x x x x : 0 1 0 Di n t2 1 x x x x : 0 1 0 Fd b" C : \ U s e r s \ j a k a s h 3 \ n e w f i l e 1 . t x t " , 0 0 nm k f . c o m rc x C X0 0 0 0 : 0 0 2 D w W r i t i n g0 0 1 Ab y t e s . q

Note: File attributes are specified by the hex value of a bit array.

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0 Read Only 1 Hidden 2 System 3 Volume label (ignored) 4 Reserved, must be zero (directory) 5 Archive 6 Unused 7 Unused A Read-Only Archive file: 10000100 In hex that would be: 84 So 84 would be the value for CX in the 3C function of Int 21. Open File

C : \ > d e b u g a0 1 0 0 x x x x : 0 1 0 0j m p0 1 1 c x x x x : 0 1 0 2d b" C : \ U s e r s \ j a k a s h 3 \ d a t a . t x t " , 0 0 x x x x : 0 1 1 Cm o va h , 3 d x x x x : 0 1 1 Em o va l , 4 0 x x x x : 0 1 2 0m o vd x , 0 1 0 2 x x x x : 0 1 2 3i n t2 1 ; O p e nf i l ef u n c . ; B i tf i e l df o rr e a d / w r i t ea c c e s s ; P o i n t st of i l e n a m e ; D oi t

File access mode bit fields for this function:

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000 Read Only (mov cl,0) 001 Write Only (mov cl,20) 010 Read/Write (mov cl,40)
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After the interrupt call, AX should contain the file handle if no errors occurred. Close File

C : \ > d e b u g a0 1 0 0 x x x x : 0 1 0 0j m p0 1 1 c x x x x : 0 1 0 2d b" C : \ U s e r s \ j a k a s h 3 \ d a t a . t x t " , 0 0 x x x x : 0 1 1 Cm o va h , 3 d x x x x : 0 1 1 Em o va l , 4 0 x x x x : 0 1 2 0m o vd x , 0 1 0 2 x x x x : 0 1 2 3i n t2 1 x x x x : 0 1 2 5m o vb x , a x + x x x x : 0 1 2 7m o va x , 3 e 0 0 / x x x x : 0 1 2 Ai n t2 1 ; D oi t ; C l o s ef i l ef u n c t i o n< ; O p e nf i l ef u n c t i o n ; B i tf i e l df o rr e a d / w r i t ea c c e s s ; P o i n t st of i l e n a m e ; D oi t ; M o v ef i l eh a n d l et oB Xf o r3 ef u n c t i o n-

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C : \ > d e b u g x x x x : 0 1 0 0j m p0 1 2 b x x x x : 0 1 0 2d b" C : \ U s e r s \ j a k a s h 3 \ a b . t x t " , 0 0; f i l e n a m et or e a df r o m x x x x : 0 1 1 Ad b0 0 , 0 0 , 0 0 , 0 0 , 0 0 , 0 0 , 0 0 , 0 0 , 0 0 , 0 0 , 0 0 , 0 0 , 0 0 , 0 0 , 0 0 , 0 0 , 2 4; ' $ ' t e r m i n a t e d1 0b y t eb u f f e r x x x x : 0 1 2 Bm o va h , 3 d x x x x : 0 1 2 Dm o va l , 0 0 x x x x : 0 1 2 Fm o vd x , 0 1 0 2 x x x x : 0 1 3 2i n t2 1 x x x x : 0 1 3 4m o vb x , a x x x x x : 0 1 3 6m o va x , 3 f 0 0 x x x x : 0 1 3 9m o vc x , 1 0 x x x x : 0 1 3 Cm o vd x , 0 1 1 a x x x x : 0 1 3 Fi n t2 1 x x x x : 0 1 4 1m o va x , 0 9 0 0 x x x x : 0 1 4 4m o vd x , 0 1 1 a x x x x : 0 1 4 7i n t2 1 x x x x : 0 1 4 9m o va x , 4 c 0 0 x x x x : 0 1 4 Ci n t2 1 x x x x : 0 1 4 E r c x C X0 0 0 0 : 0 0 4 e nr e a d f i l e . c o m w W r i t i n g0 0 0 4 Eb y t e s q ; O p e nf i l ef u n c t i o n ; R e a d O n l yf i l ea c c e s s ; P o i n t st of i l e n a m e ; D oi t ; M o v er e t r i e v e df i l eh a n d l ei n t oB X ; R e a df r o mf i l ef u n c t i o n ; R e a dt h ef i r s t0 x 1 0b y t e so ff i l e ; A d d r e s so fb u f f e rt os t o r eb y t e sr e a d ; D oi t ; P r i n ts t r i n gf u n c t i o n ; P o i n t st o' $ 't e r m i n a t e ds t r i n gt op r i n t ; D oi t ; E x i tf u n c t i o n( A L = E r r o r l e v e lt or e t u r n ) ; D oi t

Write to file:

C : \ > d e b u g x x x x : 0 1 0 0j m p0 1 0 1 x x x x : 0 1 0 2d b" C : \ U s e r s \ j a k a s h 3 \ a b . t x t " , 0 0 x x x x : 0 1 1 Ad b" h e l l ow o r l d ! " , 0 0 x x x x : 0 1 2 7m o va h , 3 d x x x x : 0 1 2 9m o va l , 2 0 ; O p e nf i l ef u n c t i o n ; W r i t e O n l yf i l ea c c e s s

x x x x : 0 1 2 Bm o vd x , 0 1 0 2; P o i n t st of i l e n a m e

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x x x x : 0 1 2 Ei n t2 1 x x x x : 0 1 3 0m o vb x , a x ; D oi t ; M o v er e t r i e v e df i l eh a n d l ei n t oB X

x x x x : 0 1 3 2m o va x , 4 0 0 0; W r i t et oF i l ef u n c t i o n x x x x : 0 1 3 5m o vd x , 0 1 1 a; P o i n t st od a t at ow r i t e x x x x : 0 1 3 8m o vc x , 0 d x x x x : 0 1 3 Ai n t2 1 x x x x : 0 1 3 Fi n t2 1 x x x x : 0 1 4 0 rc x C X0 0 0 0 : 0 0 4 0 nw f i l e . c o m w W r i t i n g0 0 4 0b y t e s . q ; N u m b e ro fb y t e st ow r i t e ; D oi t ; D oi t

x x x x : 0 1 3 Cm o va x , 4 c 0 0; E x i tf u n c t i o n

Delete file:

C : \ > d e b u g a0 1 0 0 x x x x : 0 1 0 0m o va h , 4 0 x x x x : 0 1 0 5i n t2 1 x x x x : 0 1 0 Ai n t2 1 x x x x : 0 1 2 4 rc x C X0 0 0 0 : 0 0 2 4 nd e l f . c o m w W r i t i n g0 0 2 4b y t e s . q ; D e l e t ef i l ef u n c t i o n ; D oi t ; D oi t x x x x : 0 1 0 2m o vd x , 0 1 0 c; P o i n t st of i l e n a m e x x x x : 0 1 0 7m o va x , 4 c 0 0; E x i tf u n c t i o n x x x x : 0 1 0 Cd b" C : \ U s e r s \ j a k a s h 3 \ a b . t x t " , 0 0

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