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Communicating with TechniLib Via Electronic Mail
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You can communicate with TechniLib via CompuServe electronic mail. Direct
mail to account 74730,167.
XLIB may also be registered through CompuServe. Use GO SWREG (shareware
registration). The program identification number is 1423. The program title
is XLIB 2.0. After registering, TechniLib will contact you to give you a
registration number and to determine if you want a printed copy of the user
manual.

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Quick Start with XLIB
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The user manual is largely dedicated to cover specifics of XLIB which will
rarely be of concern to the typical programmer.
If all you need is protected-mode execution within an assembly language
program, then the introductory chapter will tell you nearly all that you need
to know. You might also familiarize yourself with the predefined descriptors
and selectors in XLIB by studying Chapter 2.
If you need to place data in extended memory, then examine the GETMEM and
PMGETMEM procedures in Chapter 7.
C programmers wishing to use inline protected-mode execution should study
the inline mode switch procedures in Chapter 5.

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Improvements in XLIB Version 2.0
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1) Procedures enabling protected-mode programming in C using inline assembly.
2) Protected-mode file routines which can transfer extended memory to files
or files to extended memory. Sequential and random access are supported.
3) Better interrupt management services.
4) User-defined descriptors.
5) More descriptors. XLIB 2.0 can be used to create protected-mode libraries
for nearly all language products.
6) More configurability.
7) Minor bug fixes
8) Better documentation.

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Instructions for Constructing Protected-Mode Libraries
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The following batch file uses Microsoft LIB to combine an OBJ file with
XLIB.LIB to produce a protected-mode library. Call the batch file using the
base name of the OBJ file as the argument. This base name will also be given
to the library. It is assumed that all files, including LIB.EXE, are in the
current directory.

@echo on
del %1.lib
lib %1.lib/noi +%1.obj+xlib.lib;


The following batch file uses Microsoft LINK and LIB to combine an OBJ
file with XLIB.LIB to produce a protected-mode library and quick library for
Microsoft BASIC 7.0. Call the batch file using the base name of the OBJ
file as the argument. This base name will also be given to the library and
the quick library. It is assumed that all files, including LINK.EXE and
LIB.EXE, are in the current directory. The current directory must also
contain the file QBXQLB.LIB (included in the BASIC distribution disks).

@echo on
del %1.qlb
del %1.lib
link /q/nopackf xlib.lib+%1.obj,%1.qlb,,qbxqlb.lib;
lib %1.lib +xlib.lib+%1.obj+qbxqlb.lib;

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Explanation of PMPRINT.ASM
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Since protected-mode debuggers are hard to find, a programmer is greatly
assisted by a set of screen management routines when preparing such code. The
file PMPRINT.INC includes a set of basic screen routines for protected-mode.
Programmers using monochrome monitors will have to change the base address for
the screen. This file is included for your convenience.