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Q34471: MASM 5.10 MACRO.DOC: Directory Control

Article: Q34471
Product(s): See article
Version(s): 5.10   | 5.10
Operating System(s): MS-DOS | OS/2
Keyword(s): ENDUSER | | mspl13_masm
Last Modified: 12-JAN-1989

The following information was taken from the MASM 5.10 MACRO.DOC file.

DIRECTORY CONTROL

@MkDir, (39h), @RmDir (3Ah), and @ChDir (3Bh)

Creates, deletes, or changes to the specified directory

Syntax:         @MkDir &path [,segment]
                @RmDir &path [,segment]
                @ChDir &path [,segment]

Arguments:      path        = Offset of ASCIIZ string to
                segment     = Segment of path (DS if none given)
Return:         If carrry set, error code in AX
Registers used: AX and DX; DS if segment changed

@GetDir (47h)

Returns the current directory of the specified drive

Syntax:         @GetDir &path [,[drive] [,segment]]

Arguments:      buffer      = Offset of buffer to receive ASCIIZ
directory
                drive       = 8-bit drive number - 0=current, 1=A,
2=B,    etc.
                              (0 if none given)
                segment     = Segment of path (DS if none given)
Return:         If carrry set, error code in AX
Registers used: AX, SI, and DL; DS if segment changes

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