Text output

[SmileeTiger]

Hi I am trying to output some text to the screen using the following routine.. any idea why it won't work?

Is there a better way to do this?
.data
text db "lalala",0
.code
main proc
;This section sets up es to point to the .data section and ds to point to the display
mov ax, @data
mov es,ax ; Moves the ax val to the extra segment
mov ax, 0B800h ; Location for the display
mov ds,ax ; Moves the ax val to the data segment
;end setting up the segments
mov di, offset text
mov bx,30h
mov cx,5h
mov al,0eh
DrawText:
mov ah,es:[di]
mov [bx],ax
add di,1
loop DrawText

 

[SmileeTiger]

*chuckles*
It won't work because I was silly and forgot to increase bx

working code:
text db "lalala",0

.code




main proc



;This section sets up es to point to the .data section and ds to point to the display
mov ax, @data
mov es,ax ; Moves the ax val to the extra segment
mov ax, 0B800h ; Location for the display
mov ds,ax ; Moves the ax val to the data segment
;end setting up the segments
;call ClearScreen;Clears the screen
;call Outline
mov di, offset text
mov bx,30h
mov cx,5h
mov ah,0eh
DrawText:
mov al,es:[di]
mov [bx],ax
add bx,2
add di,1
loop DrawText

 

[sarnath]

* Chuckling chuckling kling ling ing *
Cooool Tiger.
I think Tiger can think twice before posting
questions

Do not rejoice that ur code works.
it might be a special case of an error :-(

 

[SmileeTiger]

Heh I tend to look at problems differently after I post them for some reason. I wish we had a cancel post option .

SmileeTiger

 

[sarnath]

Hoi Tiger,
was just kidding..I like ur enthusiasm.
Do not rejoice that ur code works.
it might be a special case of an error :-(