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`Contributors
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`Ray Duncan, Genet·alEditm
`Duncan received a BA. in Chemistry from the University of Califor-
`nia, Riverside, and an M D. from the University of California, Los Angeles, and subsequently received
`specialized training in Pediatrics and Neonatology at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles He
`has written many articles for personal computing magazines, including BYTE PC Magazine, Dr. Dobb's
`Journal and 'So/talk/PC, and is the author of the Microsoft Press book Advanced MS-DO.S He is the
`founder of Laboratory Microsystems Incorporated a software house specializing in FORJ H interpreters
`and compilers
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`Sreve Bostwick Bostwick holds a B.S in Physics from the University of California, Los Angeles, and
`has over 20 years' experience in scientific and commercial data processing. He is president of Query
`Computing Systems, Inc , a software firm specializing in the creation of systems for applications that
`interface microcomputers with specialized hardware He is also an instructor for the UCI A Extension
`Department of Engineering and Science and helped design their popular Microprocessor Hardware and
`Software Engineering Certificate Program
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`Keith Burgoyne
`Born and raised in Orange County, California, Burgoyne began programming in
`1974 on IBM 370 mainframes. In 1979, he began developing microcomputer products for Apples,
`TRS"80s, Ataris, Commodores, and IBM PCs He is presently Senior Systems Engineer at Local Data of
`Ibrrance, California, which is a major producer of IBM 3174/3274 and System 3X protocol conversion
`products His pr~vious writing credits include numerous user manuals and tutorials
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`Robert A. Byet's
`Byers is the author of the bestselling Everyman '.s Database Primer. He is presently
`involved with the Emerald Bay database project with RSPI and Migent, Inc
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`Thom Hogan During 11 years working with personal computers, Hogan has been a software devel-
`oper, a programmer, a technical writer, a marketing manager; and a lecturer He has written six books
`numerous magazine articles, and four manuals. Hogan is the author of the forthcoming Microsoft Press
`book PC Programmer '.s Sourcebook.
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`/imK,yk Kyle has 23 years' experience in computing Since 1967 he has been a systems program(cid:173)
`mer with strong telecommunications orientation His interest in microcomputers dates from 1975 He is
`currently MIS Administrator for BI I Systems, Inc , the OEM Division of Banclec Inc manufacturers of
`MICR equipment for the banking industry He has written 14 books and numerous magazine articles
`(mostly on ham radio and hobby electronics) and has been primary Forum Administrator for Computer
`Language Magazine s Cl MFORUlvI on CompuServe since early 1985
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`Gordon Letwin
`I.etwin is Chief Architect Systems Software Microsoft Corporation He is the author
`of Jn')fde OS/2, published by Microsoft Press
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`Charles Petzold
`Petzold holds an M S in Mathematics from Stevens Institute of Technology Before
`launching his writing career, he worked 10 years in the insurance industry, programming and teaching
`programming on IBM mainframes and PCs He is the author of the Microsoft Press book Programming
`Windows 2 0, a contributing editor to PC Magazine and a frequent contributor to the Microsoft ~ystems
`Journal
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`Chip Rabi'IWWitz Rabinowitz has been a programmer for 11 years He is presently chief program(cid:173)
`mer for Productivity Solutions, a microcomputer consulting firm based in Pennsylvania and has been
`Forum Administrator for the CompuServe MICROSOFT SIG since 1986
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`Jim Tomlin
`Tomlin holds a B S and an M.S in Mathematics He has programmed at Boeing
`Microsoft, and Opcon and has taught at Seattle Pacific. University He now heads his own company in
`Seattle, which specializes in PC systems programming and industrial machine vision applications
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`Richard Wilton Wilton has programmed extensively in PI /1, FORTRAN, FORTH, C, and several
`assembly languages He is the author of Programmer ·s Guide to PC & PS/2 Video ~ystems, published
`by Microsoft Press
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`Van WolveTton A professional writer since 1963, Wolverton has had bylines as a newspaper reporter,
`editorial writer, political columnist, and technical writer He is the author of Running },f.S-DOS and
`S'upercha-rging MS-DOS, both published by Microsoft Press
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`Willlam Wong Wong holds engineering and computer science degrees from Georgia Ie.-ch and
`Rutgers University He is director of PC labs and president of Logic Fusion Inc. His interests include
`operating systems, computer languages, and artificial intelligence He has written numerous magazine
`articles anda book on MS-DOS
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`/oAnne Woodcock Woodcock, a former senior editor at Microsoft Press, has been a writer for
`Encyclopaedia Britannica and a freelance and project editor on marine biological studies at the
`University of Southern California She is co-editor (with Michael Halvorson) of _KEND< at Wor:k and
`co-author (with Peter Rinearson) of Microsoft Word Style Sheets both published b'y Microsoft Press
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`Special Technical Advisor
`Mark Zbikowski
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`Technical Advisors
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`Paul Allen
`Steve Ballmer
`Reuben Borman
`Rob Bowman
`John Butler
`Chuck Carroll
`Mark Chamberlain
`David Chell
`Mike Colee
`Mike Courtney
`Mike Dryfoos
`Rachel Duncan
`Kurt Eckhardt
`Eric Evans
`Rick Farmer
`Bill Gates
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`Michael Geary
`Bob Griffin
`Doug Hogarth
`James W Johnson
`Kaame-1 Kermaani
`Adrian King
`Reed Koch
`James Landowski
`Chris I.arson
`I ho mas 1.ennon
`DanLipkie
`Jl..1arc McDonald
`Bruce McKinney
`Pascal Martin
`Estelle Mathers
`Bob Matthews
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`David Melin
`Char !es Mergentime
`Randy Nevin
`Dan Newell
`Tani Newell
`David Norris
`IYiike O'Leary
`BobORear
`Mike Olsson
`Iarry Osterman
`Ridge Ostling
`Sunil Pai
`I im Paterson
`Gary Perez
`Chris Peters
`Charles Petzold
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`John Pollock
`Aaron Reynolds
`Darryl Rubin
`Ralph Ryan
`Karl Schulmeisters
`Rajen Shah
`Barry Shaw
`Anthony Short
`Ben Slivka
`JonSmirl
`Betty Stillmaker
`John Stoddard
`Dennis Tillman
`Greg Whitten
`Natalie Yount
`Steve Zeck
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`Contents
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`Foreword by Bill Gates
`Preface by Ray Duncan
`Introduction
`Section I: The Development of MS-DOS
`Section II: Programming in the MS-DOS Environment
`Part A: Structur·e of MS-DOS
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`Article 1: An Introduction to MS-DOS 51
`Article 2:
`I he Components of MS-DOS 61
`Article 3: MS-DOS Storage Devices 85
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`Part B: Progr'alllDling for· MS-DOS
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`Article 4:
`Structure of an Application Program 107
`Article 5:
`Character Device Input and Output 149
`Article 6:
`Interrupt-Driven Communications 167
`Article 7:
`File and Record Management 247
`Article 8:
`Disk Directories and Volume Labels 279
`Article 9: Memory Management 297
`Article 10: I he MS-DOS EXEC Function .321
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`PartC: CustomizingMS-DOS
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`Article 11: I erminate-and-Stay-Resident Utilities 347
`Article 12: Exception Handlers 385
`Article 13: Hardware Interrupt Handlers 409
`Article 14: Writing MS-DOS Filters 429
`Article 15: Installable Device Drivers 44/
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`Part D: Dir·ections of MS-DOS
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`Article 16: Writing Applications for Upward Compatibility 489
`Article 17: Windows 499
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`Part E: Progr·amming Tools
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`Article 18: Debugging in the MS-DOS Environment 541
`Article 19: Object Modules 643
`Article 20: The Microsoft Object linker 701
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`Indexes
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`Subject 1533
`Commands and System Calls 1565
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`961
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`1175
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`1431
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`Section ill: User Commands
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`Introduction 725
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`User commands are listed in alphabetic order I his section includes ANSI .SYS,
`BAICH, CONFIG SYS, DRIVER SYS, EDI IN, RAMDRIVE SYS, and VDISKSYS
`Section IV: Programming Utilities
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`Introduction 963
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`CREF 967
`EXE2BIN 971
`EXEMOD 974
`EXEPACK 977
`IIB 980
`lINK 987
`MAKE 999
`MAPSYM 1004
`MASM 1007
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`Micr'Osoft Debugger,;:
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`DEBUG 1020
`SYMDEB 1054
`CodeView 1157
`Section V: System Calls
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`Introduction 1177
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`System calls are listed in numeric order
`Appendixes
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`Appendix A:
`AppendixB:
`AppendixC:
`AppendixD:
`AppendixE:
`AppendixF:
`AppendixG:
`AppendixH:
`Appendix!:
`Appendix):
`AppendixK:
`Appendix I:
`AppendixM:
`AppendixN:
`AppendixO:
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`MS-DOS Version 3 3 1433
`Critical Error Codes 1459
`Extended Error Codes 1461
`ASCII and IBM Extended ASCII Character Sets 1465
`EBCDIC Character Set 1469
`ANSI SYS Key and Extended Key Codes 1471
`File Control Block (FCB) Structure 1473
`Program Segment Prefix (PSP) Structure 1477
`8086/8088/80286/80386 Instruction Sets 1479
`Common MS-DOS Filename Extensions 1485
`Segmented (New) EXE File Header Format 1487
`Intel Hexadecimal Object File Format 1499
`8086/8088 Software Compatibility Issues 1507
`An Object Module Dump Utility 1509
`IBM PC BIOS Calls 1513
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`Foreword
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`Microsoft's MS-DOS is the most popular piece of software in the world It runs on more
`than 10 million personal computers worldwide and is the foundation for at least 20,000
`applications-the largest set of applications in any computer environment As an industiy
`standard for the family of 8086-based microcomputers, MS-DOS has had a central role in
`the personal computer revolution and is the most significant and enduring factor in fwc
`thering Microsoft's original vision- a computer for every desktop and in every home The
`challenge of maintaining a single operating system over the entire range of 8086-based
`microcomputers and applications is incredible, but Microsoft has been committed to meet(cid:173)
`ing this challenge since the release of MS-DOS in 1981 The true measure of our success
`in this effort is MS-DOS's continued prominence in the microcomputer industry
`
`Since MS-DOS's creation, more powerful and much-improved computers have entered the
`marketplace, yet each new version of MS-DOS reestablishes its position as the foundation
`for new applications as well as for old Tb explain this extraordinary prominence, we must
`look to the origins of the personal computer industry. The tlu·ee most significant factors in
`the creation of MS-DOS were the compatibility revolution, the development of Microsoft
`BASIC and its widespread acceptance by the personal computer industry, and IBM's deci(cid:173)
`sion to build a computer that incorporated 16-bit technology
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`I he compatibility revolution began with the Intel 8080 microprocessor I his technolog(cid:173)
`ical breakthrough brought unprecedented opportunities in the emerging microcomputer
`industry, promising continued improvements in power, speed, and cost of desktop com(cid:173)
`puting. In the minicomputer market, every hardware manufacturer had its own special
`instruction set and operating system, so software developed for a specific machine was in(cid:173)
`compatible with the machines of other hardware vendors This specialization also meant
`tremendous duplication of effort - each hardware vendor had to write language compilers,
`databases, and other development tools to fit its particular machine. Microcomputers
`based on the 8080 microprocessor promised to change all this because different manu(cid:173)
`facturers would b~y the same chip with the same instruction set
`
`From 1975 to 1981(the8-bit era of microcomputing), Microsoft convinced virtually
`every personal computer manufacturer- Radio Shack, Commodore, Apple, and dozens
`of others- to build Microsoft BASIC into its machines For the first time, one common lan(cid:173)
`guage cut across all hardware vendor lines The success of our BASIC demonstrated the
`advantages of compatibility: IO their great benefit, users were finally able to move appli(cid:173)
`cations from one vendor's machine to another
`
`Most machines produced dwing this early period did not have a built-in disk drive
`Gradually, however, floppy disks, and later fixed disks, became less expensive and more
`common, and a number of disk-based programs, including WordStar and dBASE, entered
`the market A standard disk operating system that could accommodate these develop(cid:173)
`ments became extremely important, leading lifeboat, Microsoft, and Digital Research all to
`support CP/M-80, Digital Research's 8080 DOS
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`The 8-bit era proved the imp01tance of having a multiple-manufacturer standard that
`permitted the free interchange of programs It was imp01tant that software designed for
`the new 16-bit machines have this same advantage No personal computer manufacturer in
`1980 could have predicted with any accuracy how quickly a third-party software industry
`would grow and get behind a strong standard- a standard that would be the software
`industry's lifeblood The intricacies of how MS-DOS became the most common 16-bit
`operating system, in part through the w01k we did for IBM, is not the key point here The
`key point is that it was inevitable for a popular operating system to emerge for the 16-bit
`machine, just as Microsoft's BASIC had prevailed on the 8-bit systems
`
`It was overwhelmingly evident that the personal computer had reached broad acceptance
`in the market when Time in 1982 named the personal computer "Man of the Year" MS(cid:173)
`DOS was integral to this acceptance and popularity, and we have continued to adapt
`MS-DOS to supp01t more powerful computers without sac1ificing the compatibility that is
`essential to keeping it an industry standard The presence of the 80386 microprocessor
`guarantees that continued investments in Intel-architecture software will be worthwhile
`
`Our goal with The M.S-DOS Encyclopedia is to provide the most thorough and accessible
`resource available anywhere for MS-DOS programmers The length of this book is many
`times greater than the source listing of the fir st version of MS-DOS- evidence of the
`growing complexity and sophistication of the operating system I he encyclopedia will be
`especially useful to software developers faced with preserving continuity yet enhancing
`the portability of their applications
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`Our thriving industry is committed to exploiting the advantages offered by the protected
`mode introduced with the 80286 microprocess01 and the virtual mode introduced with the
`80386 microprocess01 MS-DOS will continue to play an integral part in this eff01t faster
`and more powerful machines running Microsoft OS/2 mean an exciting fliture of multi(cid:173)
`tasking systems, networking, improved levels of data protection, better hardware memory
`management for multiple applications, stunning graphics systems that can display an inno(cid:173)
`vative graphical user interface, and communication subsystems MS-DOS version 3, which
`runs in real mode on 80286-based and 80386-based machines, is a vital link in the Family
`API of OS/2 Users will continue to benefit from ou1 commitment to improved operating(cid:173)
`system performance and usability as the foture unfolds
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`Preface
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`In the space of six years, MS-DOS has become the most widely used computer operating
`system in the world, running on more than 10 million machines. It has grown, matured,
`and stabilized into a flexible, easily extendable system that can support netwm king,
`graphical user interfaces, nearly any peripheral device, and even CD ROMs containing
`massive amounts of on-line information MS-DOS will be with us for many years to come
`as the platform for applications that run on low-cost, 8086/8088-based machines
`
`Not surprisingly, the success of MS-DOS has drawn many Wiiters and publishers into its
`01 bit The number of books on MS-DOS and its commands, languages, and applications
`dwarfs the list of titles for any other operating system Why, then, yet another book on
`MS-DOS? And what can we say about the operating system that has not been said already?
`
`First, we have written and edited The MSCDOS Encyclopedia with one audience in mind:
`the community of working programmers We have therefore been free to bypass elemen(cid:173)
`tary subjects such as the number of bits in a byte and the interpretation of hexadecimal
`numbers Instead, we have emphasized detailed technical explanations, working code ex(cid:173)
`amples that can be adapted and incorporated into new applications, and a systems view of
`even the most common MS-DOS commands and utilities
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`Second, because we were not subject to size restrictions, we have explored topics in depth
`that other MS-DOS books mention only briefly, such as exception and error handling,
`interrupt-driven communications, debugging strategies, memory management, and install(cid:173)
`able device drivers We have commissioned definitive articles on the relocatable Object
`modules generated by Microsoft language translators, the operation of the Microsoft Ob(cid:173)
`ject linker, and terminate-and-stay-resident utilities We have even interviewed the key
`developers of MS-DOS and drawn on their files and bulletin boards to offer an entertain(cid:173)
`ing, illustrated account of the origins of Microsoft's standard-setting operating system
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`Finally, by combining the viewpoints and experience of non-Microsoft programmers and
`writers, the expe1tise and resources of Microsoft software developers, and the publishing
`know-how of lvlicrosoft Press, we have assembled a unique and comprehensive reference
`to MS-DOS services, commands, di1ectives, and utilities In many instances, the manu(cid:173)
`scripts have been reviewed by the autho1s of the Microsoft tools described
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`We have made eve1y effort during the creation of this book to ensure that its contents are
`timely and trustworthy In a work of this size, however, it is inevitable that errors and omis(cid:173)
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`Introduction
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`The MS'DOS Encyclopedia is the most comprehensive reference work available on
`Microsoft's industry-standard operating system Written for experienced microcomputer
`users and programmers, it contains detailed, version-specific information on all the
`MS-DOS commands, utilities, and system calls, plus atticles by recognized experts in
`specialized areas of MS-DOS programming. This wealth of material is organized into
`major topic areas, each with a format suited to its content Special typographic conven(cid:173)
`tions are also used to clarify the material
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`Organization of the Book
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`The MS'DOS Encyclopedia is organized into five major sections, plus appendixes Each
`section has a unique internal organization; explanatory introductions are included where
`appropriate
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`Section I, The Development of MS-DOS, presents the history of Microsoft's standard(cid:173)
`setting operating system fr~m its immediate predecessors through version 3 2 Numerous
`photographs, anecdotes, and quotations ate included
`Section II, Programming in the Ms.:.nos Environment, is divided into five parts: Structure
`of MS-DOS, Programming for MS-DOS, Customizing MS-DOS, Directions of MS-DOS, and
`Programming Tools Each part contains several articles by acknowledged experts on these
`topics The articles include numerous figures, tables, and programming examples that pro(cid:173)
`vide detail about the subject
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`Section III, User Commands, presents all the MS-DOS internal and external commands in
`alphabetic order, including ANSI SYS, BATCH, CONFIG SYS, DRIVER SYS, EDLIN,
`RAMDRIVE SYS, and VDISKSYS Each command is presented in a structwe that allows
`the experienced user to quickly review syntax and restrictions on variables; the less(cid:173)
`experienced user can refer to the detailed discussion of the command and its uses
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`Section IV, Programming Utilities, uses the same format as the User Commands section to
`present the Microsoft programming aids, including the DEBUG, SYMDEB, and Code View
`debuggers Although some of these utilities are supplied only with Microsoft language
`products and are not included on the !vIS-DOS system or supplemental disks, their use is
`intrinsic to programming for MS-DOS, and they are therefOre included to create a com(cid:173)
`prehensive reference
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`Section V, System Calls, documents Interrupts 20H through 27H and Intenupt 2FH The
`Interrupt 21H £Unctions are listed in individual entries. I his section, like the User Com(cid:173)
`mands and Programming Utilities sections, presents a quick review of usage for the ex(cid:173)
`perienced user arid also provides extensive notes for the less-experienced programmer
`
`The 15 appendixes provide quick-reference materials, including a summary of MS-DOS
`version 3 3, the segmented (new) EXE file header format, an object file dump utility, and
`the Intel hexadecimal object file format. Much of this material is organized into tables or
`bulleted lists for ease of use
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`I he book includes two indexes - one organized by subject and one organized by com(cid:173)
`mand name or system-call number The subject index provides comprehensive references
`to the indexed topic; the command index references only the major entry for the com(cid:173)
`mand or system call
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`Program Listings
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`The MS-DOS Encyclopedia contains numerous program listings in assembly language, C,
`and QuickBASIC, all designed to run on the IBM PC family and compatibles Most of these
`programs are complete utilities; some are routines that can be incorporated into function(cid:173)
`ing programs Vertical ellipses are often used to indicate where additional code would be
`supplied by the user to create a more functional program. All program listings are heavily
`commented and are essentially self-documenting
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`The programs were tested using the Microsoft Macro Assembler (MASM) version 4 0, the
`Microsoft C Compiler version 4 0, orthe Microsoft QuickBASIC Compiler version 2 O
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`The functional programs and larger routines are also available on disk Instructions for
`ordering are on the page preceding this introduction and on the mail-in card bound into
`this volume
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`Typography and Terminology
`
`Because The MS-DOS Encyclopedia was designed for an advanced audience, the reader
`generally will be familiar with the notation and typographic conventions used in this
`volume However, for ease of use, a few special conventions should be noted
`Typographic conventions
`Capital letters are used for MS-DOS internal and external commands in text and syntax
`lines. Capital letters are also Used for filenames in text
`
`Italic font indicates userc..supplied variable names, procedure names in text, parameters
`whose values are to be supplied by the user, reserved words in the C programming lan(cid:173)
`guage, messages and return values in text, and, occasionally, emphasis
`
`A typographic distinction is made between lowercase 1 and the numeral 1 in both text and
`program listings
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`Cross .. references appear in the form SECTION NAME: PART NAME, COMMAND NAME, oR IN(cid:173)
`TERRUPT NUMBER: Article Name or Function Number
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`Color indicates user input and program examples
`Terminology
`Although not an official IBM name, the term PG'DOS in this book means the IBM imple(cid:173)
`mentation of MS-DOS If PC-DOS is referenced and the information differs from that for
`the related MS-DOS version, the PC-DOS version number is included. To avoid confUsion,
`the term DOS is never used without a modifier
`
`I he names of special function keys are spelled as they are shown on the IBM PC keyboard.
`In particular, the execute key is called Enter, not Retwn When <E'nter> is included in a
`user-entry line, the user is to press the Enter key at the end of the line
`
`The common key combinations, such as Ctrl-C and Ctr 1-Z, appear in this form when the
`actual key to be pressed is being discussed but are written as Control-C, Control-Z, and so
`forth when the resulting code is the true reference I hus, an article might reference the
`Control-Chandler but state that it is activated when the user presses Ctrl-C
`
`Unless specifically indicated, hexadecimal numbers are used throughout. I hese numbers
`are always followed by the designation H (h in the code portions of program listings)
`Ranges of hexadecimal values are indicated with a dash- for example, 07-0AH
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`The notation (morn) appears in italic atthe bottom of program listings and tables that are
`continued on the next page I he complete caption or table title appears on the fir st page
`of a continued element and is designated C'ontinued on subsequent pages
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