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- From: eoq@vthnw.cvm.msu.edu (Edward Quillen)
- Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.programmer
- Subject: Re: Why can't I hook INT 21h???
- Message-ID: <eoq.25.0@vthnw.cvm.msu.edu>
- Date: 17 Aug 92 19:19:32 GMT
- References: <14339@mindlink.bc.ca>
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- Organization: Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Michigan State Univ.
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- In article <14339@mindlink.bc.ca> Charlie_Hutchins@mindlink.bc.ca (Charlie Hutchins) writes:
- >From: Charlie_Hutchins@mindlink.bc.ca (Charlie Hutchins)
- >Subject: Why can't I hook INT 21h???
- >Date: 17 Aug 92 17:41:03 GMT
- >Okay, maybe someone could help me here. I am trying to write a TSR
- >that hooks interrupt 21h but whenever I try and hook that vector I
- >get an invalid command.com error and my system crashes. I am using
- >TC++ 3.0 and I have tryed both using their set vect routine as
- >well as manually changing the interrupt vector table but in both
- >cases the same thing happens...crash! Even if I write an ISR for
- >INT 21h that simply returns control to the original ISR the system
- >crahes. For example, even this crashes my system:
- >
- >#include <dos.h>
- >#include <stdio.h>
- >
- >void interrupt new21handler(void);
- >void interrupt (*old21handler)();
- >
- >void main(void)
- >{
- > disable();
- > old21handler=getvect(0x21);
- > setvect(0x21, new21handler);
- > enable();
- > keep(0, 4000);
- >}
- >
- >void interrupt new21handler(void)
- >{
- > (old21handler)();
- >}
- >
- >Anyone know what's wrong here??? As far as I can see this program should
- >basically do nothing but take up memory but instead, it crahes the system when
- >run. Any info would be greatly appreciated.
- >
- >...Charlie Hutchins
-
- Please post replies to this ? because I've always wanted to hook INT 21h
- but have never been able to. Thanks!!!
-
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