Re: A83: Re: A ROM call

To: Joe Wingbermuehle <assembly-83@lists.ticalc.org>
Subject: Re: A83: Re: A ROM call
From: Linus Akesson <lairfight@softhome.net>
Date: Wed, 14 Oct 1998 23:20:21 +0100
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Yep, 442ah = _CHKFINDSYM will do in both cases. When looking up a
non-prog/non-list you can also use rst 16, which is a bit smaller. But
there's one thing; never specify the type 6 when trying to find protected
programs - always use 5.

Linus

On 14-Oct-98, Joe Wingbermuehle wrote:

>$442A will work the same way as your second one I think.
>input: op1->type,program (load something like 6,"PROGRAM",0 into op1)
>output: hl->vat entry, de->program data (first 2 bytes are size)

>Joe Wingbermuehle
>http://www.usmo.com/~joewing/

>-----Original Message-----
>From: Evil Sam <evil_sam@hotmail.com>
>To: assembly-83@lists.ticalc.org <assembly-83@lists.ticalc.org>
>Date: Wednesday, October 14, 1998 3:14 PM
>Subject: A83: A ROM call


>>
>>  I need an 83 equivolent for either of these 82 ROM_CALLs for Plain 
>>Jump 83:
>>
>>---- CALL 20EB ---- Search for program by name 
>>------------------------------
>>Searches the program VAT for a program. info in OP1.
>>Result: HL = pointer to VAT entry
>>        DE = Pointer to data space
>>
>>---- CALL 213E ---- Serach for variable by token/name 
>>-----------------------
>>Seraches VAT to find variable. infor in op1. works for all types.
>>Result: HL = pointer to VAT entry
>>        DE = Pointer to data space
>>
>> Thank you,
>>   Sam
>>
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A83: Re: A ROM call

From: "Joe Wingbermuehle" <joewing@usmo.com>