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Here's some more information on DOS 2.0 interrupts:
The DOS critical section flag may be interrogated from
within an interrupt handler before requesting DOS
services:
MOV AH,34h
INT 21h
returns in ES:BX the address of a byte indicating (when
set) that DOS is in an uninterruptible state, and no DOS
calls should be made.
To access DOS' PRINT capabilities:
MOV AH,func
INT 2Fh
where:
AH = 0 adds the file specified by DS:DX to the
print queue. DS:DX must point to valid
opened FCB.
AH = 1 cancels the file indicated by DS:DX.
DS:DX must point to an FCB, opened or
unopened. The drive byte must not be 0.
Wildcards are restricted: ? is okay, *
isn't.
AH > 1 do nothing.
Return with registers set as follows:
DS,SI,DI,CX preserved, all others destroyed.
AH = number of files currently in queue.
AL = for AH=0, return 1 if queue was
full. For all other cases, return 0.
ES:BX = pointer to list of 10 FCBs in
queue, 38 bytes/FCB. If the first
byte of an FCB is -1, that FCB is
unused.
ES:DX = pointer to currently printing
FCB. If the queue is empty, DX = -1.
that FCB is
unused.
ES:DX = pointer to currently printing
FCB. If the queue is empty, DX = -1.