Need a DOS emulator for XP

[CartCollector]

The title says it all. The only reason I need it is for compiling .asm files, so I'd prefer it to be fast, but it doesn't have to have good graphics emulation.

[DogP]

Ehm... you mean assembling .asm files . Anyway, what assembler are you using? It doesn't work in cmd? How about command (the old crappy command line that is still in 2K, and probably XP)?

If the assembler requires 16 bit, have you tried the dos compatibility mode thing in XP?

DogP

[Gapporin]

If after taking DogP's advice, you still can't assemble/compile/whatever, I (and others) heartily recommend DOSBox. It's great.

[CartCollector]

I want to use DASM and 6502 Turbo Assembler, but whenever I double-click either of them, they open, then close. So I'm guessing I need to use cmd or command. If so, how?

[DogP]

Oh... yeah, you DEFINATELY are gonna have to use a command line... they're just command line apps, not guis.

Click start->run and type cmd (there's probably an icon at start->programs->accessories->command prompt too). Then go to the directory you need (cd <directory name>). Then type dasm (or whatever the program is called) <whatever switches, options, and files are needed>. You can probably get the required syntax by typing the executable's file name and adding /?, like dasm /?.

DogP

[CartCollector]

well, I got the command line working... but now I have more problems! What I'm trying to do is this. I type in

<directory name>dasm clock003.asm -f3 -oclock.bin

but all I get is version info, and

Warning: Unable to open 'clock003.asm'

Does anyone here know what I'm doing wrong?

[DogP]

Having never used that particular assembler, I can't tell you for sure, but are you typing <directory name>\dasm clock003.asm -f3 -oclock.bin? Or are you in the directory <directory name>? It's probably easiest if you put the .asm file in the same directory as the assembler, and then change the directory to the directory that both the asm file and the assembler are in.

Here's an example:
Assume all of the files are in the directory c:\asmfiles

open the command prompt
type "cd\asmfiles"
then type "dasm clock003.asm -f3 -oclock.bin"

This is assuming the last line is the correct syntax.

DogP

[CartCollector]

Yes! It worked. Now to write my own programs...