Is it normal for M$VC++ to.....

[fatpotatohead]

compile C code with in-line assmebly without errors and then execute it but the DOS shell crashes when it pops-up???

[fatpotatohead]

well this is it

#include <stdio.h>

void main()
{
	char major,minor;

	_asm mov ah,30h
	_asm int 21h
	_asm mov major,al
	_asm mov minor,ah

	printf("This is DOS version %i, release %i\n",major,minor);
}

is it wrong, because it compiles without a problem!

[-KEN-]

Haha - C For Dummies...

It's correct, but it all has to do with MSVC stuff...try compiling it with something else (not DJGPP! They use AT&T Syntax! It's terrible!!)

Or you might want to try extended registers....

[iain]

try tasm
??

[-KEN-]

tasm can't compile that...it has C in it. Plus, I think the point was to learn how to write INLINE asm oh well...I still say extended regs are the way to go.

[Esss]

> is it wrong, because it compiles without a problem!

Yes. VC compiles applications for Windows, and you've written a program that calls a DOS software interrupt. It's not DOS; how do you expect to read the DOS version?

#include <stdio.h>
#include <windows.h>

int main()
{
	long version, major, minor;

	version = GetVersion();
 
	// Get the Windows version.

	major = LOBYTE(LOWORD(version));
	minor = HIBYTE(LOWORD(version));
	printf("Windows version %d.%d\n", major, minor);
	return 0;
}

[fatpotatohead]

Yup its from the extended Dummies book site thing!!!!

OK thank you for your input but i have fixed the asm problem (and other problems as well), F*** M$, i found Borland 3.1 and it works on it.... so life is good!