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2012-05-18 08:54
Flavioweb

Registered: Nov 2011
Posts: 122
64tass: hex to string into source, how?

I i use
number = $1000
.text ^number

result is:
$34, $30, $39, $36

How to do the same but with result
$31, $30, $30, $30?
2012-05-18 09:12
Conrad

Registered: Nov 2006
Posts: 604
I coded this macro a while back (from PoP source), which convert hex to a PETSCII string:

Macro:
HEX2STR .macro
	.if \2 = 4
		.if (\1 >> 12)<10
			.byte (\1 >> 12) + $30
		.else
			.byte (\1 >> 12) - 10 + $41	
		.endif
	.fi
	.if \2 >= 3
		.if ((\1 >> 8) & $f)<10
			.byte ((\1 >> 8) & $f) + $30
		.else
			.byte ((\1 >> 8) & $f) - 10 + $41	
		.endif
	.fi
	.if \2 >= 2
		.if ((\1 >> 4) & $f)<10
			.byte ((\1 >> 4) & $f) + $30
		.else
			.byte ((\1 >> 4) & $f) - 10 + $41	
		.endif
	.fi
	.if \2 >= 1		
		.if (\1 & $f)<10
			.byte (\1 & $f) + $30
		.else
			.byte (\1 & $f) - 10 + $41	
		.endif
	.fi
.endm



Then use:

#HEX2STR $1000,4


Where 2nd parameter is the number of nybbles to print, starting from most significant first.

Needs optimising of course. :)
2012-05-18 09:23
Conrad

Registered: Nov 2006
Posts: 604
Another version:

HEX2STR .macro
	.for i=(\2)-1,i>=0,i=i-1
		.if (\1 >> (i*4))<10
			.byte (\1 >> (i*4)) + $30
		.else
			.byte (\1 >> (i*4)) - 10 + $41	
		.endif
	.next
.endm

#HEX2STR $1000,4


This one should take values bigger than $ffff.
Haven't tried it out yet though.
2012-05-18 09:24
Flavioweb

Registered: Nov 2011
Posts: 122
Thanks a lot !!!

But seems there is a problem:
Assembling file:   hex2str.s
hex2str.s:6: (hex2str.s:2) (hex2str.s:11) Constant too large ".byte ($1000 >> (i*4)) - 10 + $41"
hex2str.s:6: (hex2str.s:2) (hex2str.s:11) Constant too large ".byte ($1000 >> (i*4)) - 10 + $41"

...
2012-05-18 09:37
Conrad

Registered: Nov 2006
Posts: 604
Ok. Just use the first example for now. I can't test the second one because I'm on my PC at work which has no C64 tools. I'll be happy if someone else can adjust it.

Also, if you want the "A-F" characters to use bytes $01-$06 from the charset, replace "$41" with "$01".
2012-05-18 09:59
Flavioweb

Registered: Nov 2011
Posts: 122
This version works fine:
HEX2STR .macro
    .if \2 = 4
        .if (\1 >> 12)<10
            .byte (\1 >> 12) + $30
        .else
            .byte (\1 >> 12) - 10 + $01 
        .endif
    .fi
    .if \2 >= 3
        .if ((\1 >> 8) & $f)<10
            .byte ((\1 >> 8) & $f) + $30
        .else
            .byte ((\1 >> 8) & $f) - 10 + $01   
        .endif
    .fi
    .if \2 >= 2
        .if ((\1 >> 4) & $f)<10
            .byte ((\1 >> 4) & $f) + $30
        .else
            .byte ((\1 >> 4) & $f) - 10 + $01   
        .endif
    .fi
    .if \2 >= 1     
        .if (\1 & $f)<10
            .byte (\1 & $f) + $30
        .else
            .byte (\1 & $f) - 10 + $01  
        .endif
    .fi
.endm
2012-05-18 12:51
Conrad

Registered: Nov 2006
Posts: 604
Revision II of the other version (hope it works):

HEX2STR .macro
	.for i=(\2)-1,i>=0,i=i-1
		.if ((\1 >> (i*4)) & $f) < 10
			.byte ((\1 >> (i*4)) & $f) + $30
		.else
			.byte ((\1 >> (i*4)) & $f) - 9
		.endif
	.next
.endm

#HEX2STR $1234abcd,8


The error before was due to forgetting to mask the bit-shift result with $f.
2012-05-18 20:50
Flavioweb

Registered: Nov 2011
Posts: 122
Quoting Conrad
Revision II of the other version (hope it works):

The error before was due to forgetting to mask the bit-shift result with $f.

Just for precision, this version work with 8 digits or minus.

$1234abcd, works, $12345abcd still return "Constant too large" error.

Nothing really important... just saying...
2012-05-18 21:30
iAN CooG

Registered: May 2002
Posts: 1158
$12345abcd is not a 32 bit integer, of course it's not valid...
2012-05-19 00:29
TWW

Registered: Jul 2009
Posts: 283
Quote: I i use
number = $1000
.text ^number

result is:
$34, $30, $39, $36

How to do the same but with result
$31, $30, $30, $30?


number = $03e8
.text ^number


?
2012-05-19 06:29
Flavioweb

Registered: Nov 2011
Posts: 122
Quoting TWW
number = $03e8
.text ^number


?


Ok, but i can't know the -result- before... the "$1000" is just an example...

But i like the concept of always finding different ways to solve problems =)
2012-05-19 09:05
Conrad

Registered: Nov 2006
Posts: 604
^number only prints the result out in decimal, according to the manual.

As for larger numbers than 32-bit, 64Tass is only available on 32-bit OSs. A 64-bit compiled version would probably work. For now, you'll just have to use two 32-bit variables for bigger hex strings.
2012-05-19 09:41
Flavioweb

Registered: Nov 2011
Posts: 122
Quoting Conrad
^number only prints the result out in decimal, according to the manual.

As for larger numbers than 32-bit, 64Tass is only available on 32-bit OSs. A 64-bit compiled version would probably work. For now, you'll just have to use two 32-bit variables for bigger hex strings.

I'm using a -self compiled- version of 64Tass on OpenSuse 12.1 64bit, but seems that only 32bit numbers can be used...
In makefile
#CFLAGS = -O2 -march=i486 -mcpu=i486 -pipe
#CFLAGS = -Wall -O3 -march=i686 -pipe -fomit-frame-pointer -fno-exceptions
#CFLAGS = -Wall

...
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