I need help with the int86() function(Used with registers). This old book I have on Turbo C++ doesn't show which header file to use. I am using Microsoft Visual C++ 6.0 on Windows XP. Does anybody know which header file I must use?
BTW, it returns the following error: test.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol _int86.
Thanks
bios.h or dos.h
But you'd be SOL because the library is required too, and MSVC6 doesn't have it -- nor will any modern compiler. And WinXP may not like it anyway even if you do have the library.
That's the thing with stuff that tells you how to use Turbo C++ for DOS, you can use it to learn Turbo C++ for DOS.
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> I am using Microsoft Visual C++ 6.0 on Windows XP.
Then you're out of luck - you're not using a 16 bit compiler, and you're not using a 16-bit OS.
Find out what the interrupt did, then go read msdn.microsoft.com and find the equivalent win32 API function which does the same.
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Thanks for the help
Most DOS interrupts are still fully functional in a DOS session. However the API can do the same task via a 32-bit driver. Take Salem's advice and find the function in the API that does the same thing.
