I am working on a project for class, and it works as required by the rubric, though I am wondering if there is a slightly better way to implement a few things. I was docked a few points for an unnecessary mov
in another project.
Problem 1:
"If—else (34 points): Write a program that asks the user to enter a single digit. If that digit is less 5, you will state so and you will add 5 to it and store it in a variable; if the digit is greater than 5, you will state so and then subtract 5 from it and store it in a variable; if the digit is 5, you will add 3 to it and state so and store it in a variable."
org 100h
mov dx, offset start ;move start of string address 'start' into dx
mov ah, 09h
int 21h ;print the string stored at DS:DX
mov ah, 01h ;function for getting keyboard input
int 21h
sub al, 30h ;subtract 30h to store our number as hexadecimal
mov bl, al ;copying data to BL as the following commands manipulate the data
;at AL.
cmp bl, 5 ;BL = AL
jz ifZero ;jump to ifZero if BL = 5
jl ifLess ;jump to isLess if BL < 5
jg ifGreater ;jump to ifGreater if BL > 5
ifZero: ;direct console output function
mov ah, 06h
mov dl, 0Ah
int 21h
mov dl, 0Dh
int 21h ;print newline and character return
add bl, 03h ;add 3 to BL, BL = 8
mov temp, bl
mov dx, offset eq ;move start of string address 'eq' into dx
mov ah, 09h
int 21h ;print string
jmp exit ;unconditional jump to end program
ifLess: ;direct console output function
mov ah, 06h
mov dl, 0aH
int 21h
mov dl, 0Dh
int 21h ;print newline and character return
add bl, 05h ;add 5 to BL
mov temp, bl
mov dx, offset less ;move start of string address 'less' into dx
mov ah, 09h
int 21h ;print string
jmp exit ;unconditional jump to end program
ifGreater:
mov ah, 06h
mov dl, 0ah
int 21h
mov dl, 0dh
int 21h ;print newline and character return
sub bl, 05h ;subtract 5 from BL
mov temp, bl
mov dx, offset great ;move starting address of string 'great' into dx
mov ah, 09h
int 21h ;print string
jmp exit ;unconditional jump to end program
exit:
ret
temp db ?
start db "Please enter a number: $"
less db "Less than 5... adding 5 $"
great db "Greater than 5... subtracting 5 $"
eq db "Equal to 5... adding 3 $"
Problem 3:
Counter-controlled loop. The program will ask the user to enter a character and then it will display that character with a label five times
For example:
Enter a character: A
You entered: A
org 100h
mov cx, 05h ;counter controlled loop, start as 5
LabelLoop:
mov dx, offset prompt ;move string offset to dx
mov ah, 09h ;function for printing string from dx
int 21h
mov ah, 01h ;function to read character from keyboard
int 21h
mov bl, al ;preserving character read by copying to BL
;as register data for AL will be changing
;due to various functions
mov ah, 06h ;function for direct console output
mov dl, 0ah
int 21h
mov dl, 0dh ;these just make the text appear on a new
;line
int 21h
mov dx, offset output ;move the memory offset of output to dx
mov ah, 09h ;printing another string
int 21h
mov ah, 02h ;function to write a character to console
;gets the value from DL
mov dl, bl ;so we copy BL to DL and print it
int 21h
jmp newLine ;we unconditionally jump to the newLine
;label and print a new line for the program
;to run again
newLine:
mov ah, 06h
mov dl, 0ah
int 21h
mov dl, 0dh
int 21h
loop LabelLoop ;we jump to LabelLoop and CX = CX - 1
mov dx, offset goodbye
mov ah, 09h
int 21h
ret
prompt db 'Enter a character: $'
output db 'You entered: $'
goodbye db 'Good bye!$'
I realize that AL = DL
after:
mov ah, 06h
mov dl, 0ah
int 21h ;AL = DL after execution
The version of the program that prints everything on its own line is worth extra points, so I opted to do that. When printing a character to console it gets its data from DL, but if I have to print a newline before that character, that data in AL
is gone. Is sending that data to BL necessary? Is there a better option?