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- ;void copy_part(strg,return_string,start,num_chars);
- ; char *strg,*return_string;
- ; unsigned short start,number_chars;
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- EXTRN _memory_model:byte
- EXTRN _error_code:byte
-
- _TEXT SEGMENT BYTE PUBLIC 'CODE'
- ASSUME CS:_TEXT
- PUBLIC _copy_part
- _copy_part proc near
- push bp ;
- mov bp,sp ;set up stack frame
- push di ;
- push si ;
- push ds ;
- mov dl,1 ;error code
- cmp _memory_model,0 ;near or far?
- jle begin ;jump if near
- inc bp ;else add 2 to BP
- inc bp ;
- begin: cmp _memory_model,2 ;data near or far?
- jb L0 ;jump if near
- lds si,dword ptr[bp+4] ;DS:SI pts to source strg
- les di,dword ptr[bp+8] ;ES:DI pts to return strg
- add bp,4 ;forward pointer
- jmp short L1 ;
- L0: mov si,[bp+4] ;NEAR case
- mov di,[bp+6] ;
- mov ax,ds ;ES = DS
- mov es,ax ;
- L1: mov cx,[bp+8] ;start position
- mov byte ptr es:[di],0 ;return null string if error
- inc cx ;count from 1
- L2: cmp byte ptr [si],0 ;
- je L5 ;quit if strlen < start
- inc si ;forward pointer
- loop L2 ;loop to start point
- mov cx,[bp+10] ;get number chars to copy
- or cx,cx ;zero?
- jz L5 ;quit if zero
- dec si ;pull back pointer
- cld ;direction forward
- L3: lodsb ;get a char from Strg
- or al,al ;end of string?
- jz L4 ;jump if so
- stosb ;write it
- loop L3 ;do next char
- mov dl,0 ;code for no error
- L4: mov byte ptr es:[di],0 ;place terminating null
- L5: pop ds ;restore registers
- mov _error_code,dl ;set error code
- pop si ;
- pop di ;
- pop bp ;
- cmp _memory_model,0 ;quit
- jle quit ;
- db 0CBh ;RET far
- quit: ret ;RET near
- _copy_part ENDP
- _TEXT ENDS
- END