ae.doc

mas for 8086 microprocessor

Assembler Editor 1.20                              (AE.DOC)


               DOCUMENTATION FOR THE ASSEMBLER EDITOR
                      by Kip Irvine, 2/94
                   enhanced by Jens Guld, 9/94

                            INTRODUCTION

This editor was created using Borland Turbo Vision (tm) as a
multi-window popup editor for Kip Irvine's "Assembly Language 
for the IBM-PC", 2nd Edition, 1993, Macmillan publishing Co., 
ISBN 0-02-359651-1.

You are welcome to use and distribute this editor free of charge.
You may not sell the editor for profit without the written consent
of Kip Irvine. 

You should be able to use this editor with any assembler of your
choice. I have tested it with Borland TASM versions 3.2 and 4.0, 
and Microsoft MASM 5.1  There are installation options that let 
you set the name and path of the assembler, linker, debugger, 
and link library (if any).

Enhancements for Version 1.20:

1. The FILE / SAVE AS command automatically appends an extension 
   of ASM.
2. If the configuration file (AE.CFG) is not found in the current
   directory, the program will look for it in AE.EXE's home 
   directory.
3. If the path for the assembler, linker, or debugger is
   incorrect, a message box notifies you of the problem.
4. You can choose three modes for display: color, monochrome,
   or black&white. The monochrome option is well suited to
   LCD panels and laptop computers.

If you have any comments about the book or this editor, you are
welcome to send me a Compuserve EasyPlex message at 76137,2364,
or contact me at:
                      Kip Irvine
                      CIS Department, Rm. 2130
                      Miami-Dade Community College-Kendall
                      Miami, FL 33176
                      305/237-2806


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When you see something like <Esc> in the following text it means that you
should press the Esc key. <Ctrl-Y> means that you should press the Control
key and hold it down while you press the "Y" key.  <Ctrl-Q-Y> means that
you should press the Control key and hold it down while you first press "Q"
and then "Y".

In a menu you can choose an option by clicking it or pressing the marked
letter in it.

<<<<..........................WARNING!...............................>>>>
Although you can have the same text file in two windows and write
in both of them, AE assumes the contents of the two windows to be two
different files.  This means that a change in one window is not reflected in
the other. So if you have changed the text in both windows and then save
them, one window will overwrite the other.
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                           SCREEN TEST, TAKE ONE
                           ---------------------

Run the editor by typing its name and an optional name of
a file to be edited (you can enter the name of only one text file).
A default extension of ASM is assumed. Examples:

          AE                 ; no file being edited
          AE prog1           ; edits prog1.asm 
          AE myfile.dta      ; edits myfile.dta

The first time you start AE, you will probably see a blue striped screen.
Press <F10> and then <F> or <Alt-F> or place the mouse cursor on the word
"File" in the top line and press the left mouse button (AE only uses the
left button).  You will then see a pulldown menu:

   File      Edit     Search     Run     Windows 
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