new to assembly

as ur FAQ says i downloaded the a86 asm compiler or whatever u call it...then created in the ame dir a file called hello.asm... i wrote the following code

Code:

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        jmp        start
Message1        db "Hello World!$"

start:
        mov        ah, 09h
        mov        dx, offset Message1
        int        21h

        mov        ax, 4c00h
        int        21h

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then saved it...but i write in the command prompt a86 hello.asm and it didnt work...how do i do that? i also noticed theres no file a86.exe .com .something..lol..im pretty new to this..what should i do lol?

Get NASM. Unlike a86 it's completly free and has not yet failed me.

Please link us....

use Masm 6.11

download Masm 6.11

hmm tks :)

Why is there a jmp statement at the beginning of the code?

Because otherwise the CPU would try executing the string. This is a COM file, it doesn't have a set entry point but simply starts execution at the start of the file.

In my opinion, TASM is the must comfortable assembler out there.

I have to agree with CornedBee. NASM is the best. Its (1) solid, (2) syntax is descripitve, and (3) its free.