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Input Format

The assembler reads lines with the following structure:
[Label:] [Mnemonic [, Argument]] [; Comment]

Label
A label starts with a character between 'a' and 'z'. The following characters can be either lower- or uppercase or digits. The colon (':') is strictly required after the label.
Mnemonic
A mnemonic is either a valid instruction or Meta instruction. The characters in this string have to be uppercase.
Argument
The argument is separated from the mnemonic by a comma (','). See Addressing Modes for the format. As parameters are allowed symbolic names (e.g. labels) or numbers. Numbers are decimal only.
Comment
The comment is started with a semicolon (';'). Everything after this mark is ignored.
Every part in brackets is optional input.



Markus Hennecke
9/14/2003