[fpc-devel]Question

[Konstantin Münning]

Peter Vreman schrieb:
>>Hi !
>>
>>  Thank you for Free Pascal !
>>
>>  I have small question.
>>
>>  Possible insert binary dump (text) as code in procedure ?
>>  (Similarity of operator 'INLINE' in old Turbo Pascal.)
>>  And if yes then as ?
> 
> 
> You can use the data2inc tool to convert binary data to a const type.
> inline is a procedure directive in fpc. The old TP inline was a hack to
> insert assembler from before they included BASM.

Right. So the direct answer to your question would be, yes, like this:

ASM {Intel syntax like in BP, for FPC use -Rintel switch}
   db 'as many text and bytes',10,12
   db 'as you wish.',0
   db $1f,$2f,0,'or even mix',0,some_byte_valued_constant	{value is used}
   dw $ffff,65535,-1	{all have same value}
   dd $12345678,something_with_fixed_address_at_compiletime	{address is 
used}
   db 0
END;

This could be placed anywhere where code is generated (not in a VAR or 
CONST declaration, for these use data2inc). I assume you are aware of 
the hazards inserting binary dump as executable code, not constant(s).

By the way, you could also insert binary data as an external procedure 
which you just link to your main program. It's often more convenient 
when the data amount is big and/or you have to change it from time to 
time. If you have questions about that, just ask. Works both for DOS & 
Linux (I have no experience with the other platforms).

Hope that helps.
-- 
Konstantin Münning