ASMZ80 Assemebler-need help with macro statements

[natcha]

I have a copy of ASMZ80 Assembler and LODZ80 Loader that runs in msdos and produces Z80 code. Unfortunately, I do not have a copy of he manual.

If someone has the manual, I'd appreciate any info on the Macro and other pseudo statements that can be included in the source code to make coding easier. The assembler works great on a straight z80 souce file, but would be nice to be able to include some macros.

Thanks,
Bill

 

[Chuck(G)]

I assume that you mean the Microtec cross-assembler (there were other products called ASMZ80 ).

CDC used an early version of the thing on the MP-32 computer. Not MS-DOS, but I suspect that the language syntax, including macros is the same:

http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/cdc/mp-32/CCSYSTM-023-RMA_Z-80_Macro_Assembler_Reference_Oct79.pdf

(Kudos to Al Kossow for preserving this stuff)

 

[natcha]

I assume that you mean the Microtec cross-assembler (there were other products called ASMZ80 ).

Yep, it's the Paragon ASMZ80 Assembler, Version 5.0B, by Microtec Research. Inc., 1988.

Thanks for the link to the CDC version - that should be of some help.

From looking at a dump of the ASMZ80 file, there appears to be several additional commands:
while/endw
repeat/until
switch/endswitch
case/endcase

I'll have to play around with these, using similar syntax as the CDC version to see what happens.

Thanks,

Bill