wilt@killer.UUCP (10/03/87)
I have recently been trying to write a TSR that will allow our company to
take information off the screen and store it into a file. I have slowly but
surely found out what I need to do. However, I have continued to run into
snags because there seems to be "just one more" thing to keep the program
from crashing. Does anyone out there have a definitive list of internal
PC/MSDOS locations that must be checked? Following is a list of things I know
that I need to do for the TSR and the things I still need to find out:
Already taken care of:
1. Saving the interrupt vector addresses and inserting new ones.
2. Setting up the necessary C segments for a .COM file.
3. Checking the INDOS flags (Both the one returned by INT 21h Function 34H,
and the DOS critical flag).
4. Setting up an internal stack.
5. Checking the flags to see if can execute.
Remaining problems:
1. Since I need to write to disk from within the TSR, I need to know if any
other tasks must be completed.
2. I can call my TSR while in DOS or DEBUG, but if I try to call from within
my text editor (z from Manx Software) my machine locks up big time.
Please send me a definitive, but minimal, list of the tasks which I must com-
plete before my program will run. Please send replies via E-mail. I will
summarize and post to net if enough interest! Thanks,
Paul Wiltajm@k.cc.purdue.edu (Dan Farmer) (10/04/87)
In article <1722@killer.UUCP> wilt@killer.UUCP (Paul Wilt) writes: >I have recently been trying to write a TSR that will allow our company to >take information off the screen and store it into a file... > The most recent issue of PC-Magazine has just such a utility that can highlight any part of the screen, and either save it to a buffer, print it on your printer, or save it to disk. (October 27,1987 Issue, pgs 359+). It was written in assembly, and the article discusses how the program works. It is available from the PC-Mag BBS, which (212) 696-0360, or (415) 598-9100 for those lucky enough to live on the West Coast. Both source and executable are available. hope this helps... -- dan farmer (ajm@k.cc.purdue.edu)
gu.morris@SCIENCE (Richard D. Morris) (10/05/87)
X-Us-Mail: "Center for Scientific Computation, South Physics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112" X-Telephone: (801) 581-5254 Please send me a copy of the information you accumulate about TSR's if you don't post the results. Thanks in advance. Richard Morris --imple
wjr@rayssd.RAY.COM (William J. Ramey) (10/05/87)
If anybody could e-mail a copy of the PC Magazine "Snipper" program it would be much appreciated. Thanks in advance! Bill