Re: [Nasm-users] please help

[Frank K. <fbk...@zy...>]

kevin becker wrote:
> uhm ok iguess.
> ive heard of something called virtual computer which i guess simulates 
> what happens if you run things/do things on your comp, but since its a 
> simulation there's no danger of screwing up files.

Mmmm, no chance of altering files legitimately either, then?

> if i download Mac on it, would Nasm work normally??

Dunno. It "should", if the emulation is correct, I guess. Try it. Seems 
like it might be the hard way... Try it... no harm done(?) if it doesn't 
work normally...

Best,
Frank




> 
> ss simOn Tue, Mar 8, 2011 at 1:13 PM, Frank Kotler <fbk...@zy... 
> <mailto:fbk...@zy...>> wrote:
> 
>     kevin becker wrote:
> 
>         uhm
> 
>         when i click on the NASM.exe, it pops upon, and then closes
>         before anything can be even SEEN
> 
>         it doesn't do anything....
> 
> 
>     Ah, okay. Nasm is a "command line" utility. That is, at a "command
>     prompt", you'd type "nasm -f win32 -i c:\my\includes\ -o myfile.obj
>     myfile.asm", or so. You can get a command prompt by doing
>     start->run->"cmd" - I think that still works. Alternatively, there's
>     a way to make a "shortcut" to Nasm that will pop up a dialog-box
>     when you click on it that will allow you to enter a command line.
>     I'm afraid I don't remember how that one goes -
>     "properties->advanced" somewhere, no doubt...
> 
>     Or, you might prefer an "IDE" - an "Integrated Development
>     Environment" which will allow you to clickie-clickie to edit,
>     assemble, run, debug, etc. NaGoA was one created for Nasm. It
>     appears to be "abandoned", but still works, AFAIK.
> 
>     http://www.visual-assembler.pt.vu/
> 
>     (wow! that's *really* looking abandoned!)
> 
>     Probably the most popular IDE is RadAsm...
> 
>     http://radasm.cherrytree.at/radasm/
> 
>     You can use Nasm with Visual Studio, too, I understand, though it
>     may take more "setup" than with RadAsm(?). I prefer working from a
>     command prompt, myself, and I'm not running Windows, so I can't help
>     you much. Maybe someone who is can give you more specific advice...
>     What you're seeing is "normal behavior" from Nasm. The error
>     message, which goes by too fast to see, says "error: no input file
>     specified".
> 
>     Best,
>     Frank
> 
> 
> 
> 
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