ASM with MOV instruction.

[kinghajj]

I know that this question is VERY misplaced, but I coundn't find anywhere else to post this question. So, I say now that I'm sorry.

The question is simple: what's wrong?

org     100h                    ; code starts at offset 100h
use16                           ; use 16-bit code

mov     ah,09h
mov     dx,mello
int     21h
mov     word [hello],word mello
mov     dx,hello
int     21h

int     20h

hello dd ?
mello db 'Mello world!',0Dh,0Ah,24h

I want the output to be:
Mello, world!
Mello, world!

But, instead, it comes out as:
Mello world!
�ª☺ Mello world!

I can't find out what is wrong with the second printing. I suspect that it has todo with the statement "mov word [hello],word mello"

By the way, I'm using FASM to assemble this.

[Draco]

Here you go, this is a message board for all kinds of ASM programming. They'll be able to answer your question easily.

http://www.programmersheaven.com/c/M...ID=11&Setting=

[kinghajj]

I've been looking for a while! Thanks

[Draco]

No problem. A lot of the time a couple minutes on google will take you where you need, but I do realize that some things can be hard to find.

[DrZoidberg]

Hi,
The line
mov dx,hello
should be
mov dx,[hello]

[kinghajj]

Thanks Zoidberg!

Edit:
for me, it was:
mov dx,word [hello]

but, now it works! Thanks again.

[Fordy]

>>mov word [hello],word mello

Moving from a memory location to another memory location in 1 instruction is also wrong.......that would account for the jibberish before the second line