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 Example of Passing Numerics from MASM to Basic -Q49390
 
 The two programs shown below demonstrate how Microsoft assembly
 language can pass common numeric types to Basic subprograms.
 
 More Information:
 
 The following Basic program is BNUM.BAS, which contains subprograms
 that receive common numeric types passed from assembly language:
 
 Code Example
 ------------
 
 DECLARE SUB AssemSub(dummy AS INTEGER)
 
 CALL AssemSub(dummy%)
 END
 
 SUB NumInt(i AS INTEGER)
    PRINT "Integer : "; i
 END SUB
 
 SUB NumLong(lng AS LONG)
    PRINT "Long    : "; lng
 END SUB
 
 SUB NumSingle(s AS SINGLE)
    PRINT "Single  : "; s
 END SUB
 
 SUB NumDouble(d AS DOUBLE)
    PRINT "Double  : "; d
 END SUB
 
 The following program is ANUM.ASM, which passes common numeric types
 to Basic subprograms:
 
 .MODEL MEDIUM, BASIC
          EXTRN NumInt:PROC         ; Declare Basic procedures.
          EXTRN NumLong:PROC
          EXTRN NumSingle:PROC
          EXTRN NumDouble:PROC
 .DATA
          intnum dw 32767           ; Initialize data.
          Longnum dd 37999
          Singlenum dd 123.45
          Doublenum dq 1234.14159
 
 .CODE
 
          PUBLIC AssemSub
 AssemSub PROC
          push bp
          mov bp, sp
 
          mov ax, OFFSET intnum     ; Get address of integer.
          push ax
          call NumInt
 
          mov ax, OFFSET Longnum    ; Get address of long.
          push ax
          call NumLong
 
          mov ax, OFFSET Singlenum  ; Get address of single.
          push ax
          call NumSingle
 
          mov ax, OFFSET Doublenum  ; Get address of double.
          push ax
          call NumDouble
 
          pop bp
          ret 2
 AssemSub ENDP
 
          END
 
 To demonstrate these programs from an .EXE program, compile and link
 as follows:
 
    BC BNUM.BAS;
    MASM ANUM.ASM;
    LINK BNUM ANUM;
 
 BNUM.EXE produces the following output:
 
 Integer : 32767
 Long    : 37999
 Single  : 123.45
 Double  : 1234.14159