[TI ASM] Compiling Error with ASM IN 28 Days

lloydkirk · Post by **lloydkirk** » Wed 22 Dec, 2004 6:08 am

Could someone please help me with this tutorial. I tried to assemble the "hello.z80" program example and followed all the directions correctly, but when i entered "asm hello" in the DOS a popup saying "TASM.EXE has ecountered a problem and needs to close" pops up and the code in the DOS results in the following.

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Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.

C:\Documents and Settings\Owner>cd desktop

C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\Desktop>cd asm

C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\Desktop\ASM>cd TASM

C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\Desktop\ASM\TASM>asm hello
==== Now assembling hello.z80 for the TI-83 Plus ====
TASM Z80 Assembler.       Version 3.2 September, 2001.
 Copyright (C) 2001 Squak Valley Software
tasm: object file open error on c:\asm\exec\hello.bin
The system cannot find the path specified.
The system cannot find the path specified.
The system cannot find the path specified.
==== Job finished. Program saved as hello.8xp ====
The system cannot find the path specified.
The system cannot find the path specified.
==== Done ====

C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\Desktop\ASM\TASM>

Here's the tutortial page~~~
http://dragon-fire.org/Asmin28/lesson/toc.html

***NOTE~~~I've tried using other assemblers besides TASM, such as "z80 Workshop" by Benjamin Ryves and I have face similar problems.
Maybe its a windows error?

~~~Thanks for your help

Post by **kv83** » Wed 22 Dec, 2004 10:23 am

the asm directory has to be the following directory:

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c:\asm\

yours is:

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C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\Desktop\ASM\

you can do two things:

Copy the folder ASM to the c:\
Change the .bat file so that it will work with your custom made folders

Please use the instructions befor posting a new topic next time.

Good luck!

koolmansam375 · Post by **koolmansam375** » Wed 22 Dec, 2004 7:52 pm

*this post is mainly a clear rehash of what kv just said*

1.you could move it to the C drive but you also have to rename the folders using lowercase

or

2.you could edit the batch file and change all the "c:\" references to "C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\Desktop\ASM\" and then the "exec"s to "EXEC" , "tasm" to "TASM" etc.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Wed 22 Dec, 2004 8:56 pm

I followed your instructions, but now im getting a popup that says...

16 bit MS-DOS Subsystem

"Command Prompt - asm hello
C:/WINDOWS/SYSTEM32/AUTOEXEC.NT. The system file is not suitable for running MS-DOS and Microsoft Windows applications. Choose 'Close' to terminate the application"

and the command prompt screen looks like this .........

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Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.

C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\Desktop>cd..

C:\Documents and Settings\Owner>cd..

C:\Documents and Settings>cd..

C:\>cd asm

C:\asm>cd TASM

C:\asm\tasm>asm hello
==== Now assembling hello.z80 for the TI-83 Plus ====
TASM Z80 Assembler.       Version 3.2 September, 2001.
 Copyright (C) 2001 Squak Valley Software
tasm: pass 1 complete.
tasm: pass 2 complete.
tasm: Number of errors = 0
==== Job finished. Program saved as hello.8xp ====
==== Done ====

MANY THANKS FOR THE ASSISTANCE

lloydkirk1989 · Post by **lloydkirk1989** » Thu 30 Dec, 2004 7:01 pm

Are MS-DOS applications not compatible with Windows XP, because I can't get any MS-DOS applications or the MS-DOS command prompt to work on my XP. Strangely enough, the regular windows command prompt works fine.

To further explain whenever I try to "RUN" command.com or command prompt I get that same old pop up that I mentioned in the previous post. But when I "RUN" cmd.exe it works fine. Devpack8x is an MS-DOS application so that may explain why im not able to assemble any programs.

IF someone could HELP me I would greatly appreciate it.

blueskies · Post by **blueskies** » Fri 31 Dec, 2004 12:24 am

dude, seriously fix your avatar. Can there please be some restriction on avatar size?

lloydkirk1989 · Post by **lloydkirk1989** » Fri 31 Dec, 2004 1:17 am

Sorry about the Avatar and I will fix it, but in the mean time I would appreciate if someone could offer a few HELPFUL words.

Post by **kv83** » Wed 05 Jan, 2005 1:49 pm

Well it should work on WinXP, cause I am using it. I heard somewhere that some have problems with it. Try to update your WinXP to SP2. If that doesn't work, you may want to try DosBox which emulates Intel x86 PC on different platforms (Microsoft Windows 2000, Windows XP, Linux and FreeBSD). Good luck!

CoBB · Post by **CoBB** » Wed 05 Jan, 2005 2:21 pm

No need for SP2, neither for DosBox. Rather download TASM 3.2 from dwedit's page (http://home.comcast.net/~alanweiss3/dwedit/ -> Development Tools).

sPaZ · Post by **sPaZ** » Sat 19 Feb, 2005 8:37 pm

.nolist
#include "ti83plus.inc"
#define ProgStart $9D95
.list
.org ProgStart - 2
.db t2ByteTok, tAsmCmp
b_call(_ClrLCDFull)
ld hl, 0
ld (PenCol), hl
ld hl, msg
b_call(_PutS) ; Display the text
b_call(_NewLine)
ret

msg:
.db "Hello world!", 0
.end
.end

sPaZ · Post by **sPaZ** » Sat 19 Feb, 2005 8:38 pm

that is the code i am having a problem trying to assemble. it says source fille open error on ti83plus.inc

Spengo · Post by **Spengo** » Sat 19 Feb, 2005 8:49 pm

you need to copy ti83plus.inc to the loaction of your thingie-probably here C:\>asm\tasm also, please don't double post. there is such a thing as an edit button. :P

Post by **tr1p1ea** » Sat 19 Feb, 2005 8:49 pm

You DO have the file 'ti83plus.inc' in the same directory right?

sPaZ · Post by **sPaZ** » Sat 19 Feb, 2005 8:54 pm

BAH... WHAT THE HELL is this ti83plus.inc, and where the hell can i get it.

Spengo · Post by **Spengo** » Sat 19 Feb, 2005 8:55 pm

...
o_O
http://education.ti.com/downloads/misc/ti83plus.inc

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