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1985-06-21
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;ROUTINE TO GET FILE SPECIFIER
;
getspec proc far
;
push ds
push es
push si
push di
push cx
;
;set up pointer to get parameters
lds si,dta ;point to dta for parameters
mov cl,[si] ;get length of string
mov ch,0 ;make 16-bit
inc si ;skip the length byte
;scan past the spaces
mov al,' ' ;skip spaces
getspec1: cmp [si],al ;check for space
jne getspec2 ;exit the loop if nonsapce
inc si ;otherwise point to next byte
loop getspec1 ;loop back for more
jcxz getspec3 ;no file specifier?
;
;move the rest into place
getspec2:
mov di,dx ;index points to destination
cld ;forward direction
rep movsb ;make the transfer
clc ;no error so no carry
jmp getspecexit ; and return
;
getspec3:
mov ax,20 ;no file specified
stc ;set carry for error
jmp getspecexit ;and exit
;
getspecexit:
pop cx ;save registers
pop di
pop si
pop es
pop ds
ret
;
getspec end