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From: pozar@hoptoad.uucp (Tim Pozar)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Calling a "C" function from assembly language
Message-ID: <5758@hoptoad.uucp>
Date: 26 Oct 88 17:10:15 GMT
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References: <5876@killer.DALLAS.TX.US>
Reply-To: pozar@hoptoad.UUCP (Tim Pozar)
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In article <5876@killer.DALLAS.TX.US> cy@killer.DALLAS.TX.US (Cyrus Foughty) writes:
>	I have a assembly language program from which I want to 
>	call a "C" function. I know this is backwards from what 
>	everyone else does. BTW, I am using Microsoft Masm and
>	"C" 5.1 for this little dodad. THE Microsoft manuals tell
>	how to interface an assembly language routine but not the
>	other way round. I would be forced to change ALL my assembly
>	programs to match what "C" wants and that is not an option.
>	I have way to much assembly to change. How do I do it?

        You have the information you need.  When Microsoft
	describes how to call assembly functions, what they are
	also saying is how to call C functions too.  How
	arguments are passed to assembly funtions is how they
	work for C functions.
		   Tim

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