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 Example Passing Fixed-Length String from Basic to MASM (Far) - Q49389
 
 The two programs shown below demonstrate how Microsoft Basic passes a
 fixed-length string to assembly language by far reference.
 
 More Information:
 
 The following Basic program is BFSTRF.BAS, which creates a
 fixed-length string and passes it to assembly language to be printed.
 
 Code Example
 ------------
 
 DECLARE SUB RString(BYVAL ssg AS INTEGER, BYVAL soff AS INTEGER)
 
 DIM a AS STRING * 20
 
 CLS
 a = "BASIC String$" ' "$" terminates string for assembly
 
 CALL RString(VARSEG(a), VARPTR(a))
 
 END
 
 The following program is AFSTRF.ASM, which gets a fixed-length string
 from Basic and prints it:
 
 .MODEL MEDIUM, BASIC
 .CODE
         PUBLIC RString
 RString PROC
         push bp
         mov bp, sp      ; set stack frame
         push ds
         mov ds, [bp+8]  ; segment of string
         mov dx, [bp+6]  ; offset of string
         mov ah, 9       ; MS-DOS interrupt to print string
         int 21h
         pop ds
         pop bp
         ret 4
 RString ENDP
         END
 
 To demonstrate these programs from an .EXE program, compile and link
 as follows:
 
    BC BFSTRF.BAS;
    MASM AFSTRF.ASM;
    LINK BFSTRF AFSTRF;
 
 BFSTRF.EXE produces the following output:
 
 BASIC String