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- File HINTS.DOC
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- How do I find a function?
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- The file SUMMARY.DOC is a good place to start looking. If one
- of the sample programs uses similiar logic it is also a good
- source of information. Finally, the source files are the final
- documentation and are named to indicate function groups.
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- How do I find more about a function?
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- The SCAN program is ideal for seeing who uses a function and how.
- It also will find the source file, and any place the function is
- mentioned in the documentation. For example:
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- SCAN *.* dword_to_hex
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- The above will find all dword to hex functions anywhere in the
- current directory. To just search in the sample programs and
- source files use:
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- SCAN *.asm dword_to_hex
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- How do I write simple programs without using the built in memory
- manager.
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- Using the TEMPLATE.ASM with its built in memory manager is the
- safest way to use ALIB, but isn't necessary. The code timer
- is one of the sample programs and has an example of disabling
- the memory manager. Some of the other sample programs borrow
- souce from library and do not make any library calls (CALC.ASM)
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