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;---------------------------------------------------------------------
; ASM88 FILE: GETDATA.A GET data from IOCTL Device
; ----------
; WRITTEN: 25/10/87
; -------
; PURPOSE: This is one of a series of files which take
; ------- advantage of INT 21H functions under MS-DOS.
; In each case the error situation is marked by
; the carry flag being set. We use the De Smet
; external variable '_carryf' to see whether the
; carry is set on return from the function.
; If so, the error code can be used to obtain
; information about the specific error.
;
; USAGE: unsigned GETDATA(handle, buf, num, &_carryf)
; ----- int handle;
; char *buf;
; unsigned num; (number of bytes to GET)
; char *_carryf;
;
; DEPENDENCIES: De Smet C V 2.44+
; ------------
; Copyright 1987 - Cogar Computer Services Pty. Ltd
;---------------------------------------------------------------------
CSEG
PUBLIC GETDATA_
GETDATA_:
push bp ; normal De Smet C start
mov bp,sp ; point to the stack
mov ax,ds ; and make ES common with DS
mov es,ax
;----------------------------------------------------------------------
; The unique programme follows.
;----------------------------------------------------------------------
mov bx,[bp+4] ; the handle
mov dx,[bp+6] ; address of the buffer
mov cx,[bp+8] ; .No. of bytes to GET
mov al,3
mov ah,44h ; the Function No.
int 21h
jc GETDATA_ERROR
jmp GETDATA_QUIT
GETDATA_ERROR:
mov si,[bp+10] ; get address of '_carryf' variable
mov byte [si],1 ; return with _carryf = 1
;----------------------------------------------------------------------
; Normal programme termination.
;----------------------------------------------------------------------
GETDATA_QUIT:
pop bp ; restore starting conditions
ret
;----------------------------------------------------------------------