Need Help Getting Started with Assmebly Language

[awergh]

I would like to start doing some assembly language, anyway im still not sure about software.

i found an IDE RadASM http://www.radasm.com/

and ive installed a few assemblers in it like masm but when i try any examples it doesnt work

so an ideas on praps the right tutorials i should use and what assembler works best and is easy to configure

Edited January 20, 2008 by awergh

[jdoe]

awergh,

If you tried MASM, I suppose your target is the Windows platform. In my opinion, MASM is the best assembler but it is not free for commercial use (unless you have Visual Studio Pro), but for freeware or personal use it's ok (almost all SDK and DDK include MASM).

Finding an IDE for assembly is not easy and I'm surprised that you had problems with RadAsm because I tried it once and seems to be a good one. On the other hand, assembly makes more sense to be coded in text files and use command-line to build your programs.

RC.EXE RSRC.RC

CVTRES.EXE /MACHINE:X86 RSRC.RES

ML.EXE /c /coff PROGRAM.ASM

LINK.EXE /SUBSYSTEM:WINDOWS /OUT:PROGRAM.EXE *.OBJ

or (console program)

LINK.EXE /SUBSYSTEM:CONSOLE /OUT:PROGRAM.EXE *.OBJ

or (static library)

LINK.EXE -lib /OUT:LIBRARY.LIB *.OBJ

The best start is downloading MASM32 Project and looking at the many tutorials and examples.

MASM32

Iczelion's Win32 Assembly Homepage

MASM Programming Style

Microsoft MASM Programmer's Guide

Microsoft Macro Assembler Reference

ASM Community Messageboard

If you don't already have experience with one programming language, assembly may not be the good one to start with but I guess it's not your case.

Good luck and don't give up. It takes time but it worth it.