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<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <TITLE>xAsm Symbols</TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY BGCOLOR="#692764" TEXT="#F5A0D8" LINK="#8AAEE6" VLINK="#2B9DA4" ALINK="#95F0DA"> <I><H2>xAsm Symbols</H2></I><HR> xAsm supports several types of symbols:<BR> <BR> <UL> <LI><A HREF="labels.htm">Label</A>. Used to assign a memory location with a name <LI><A HREF="equ.htm">EQUate</A>. Give a constant a name. <LI><A HREF="set.htm">SET</A>. Same as EQUate but with a subtle difference. You can change the value of a SET during assembling. <LI><A HREF="rs.htm">Structures (the RS group)</A>. Define a structure easily. <LI><A HREF="equs.htm">String equate (EQUS)</A>. Give an often used string a name. Can also be used as a mini-macro. Much like #define in C. <LI><A HREF="macro.htm">MACROs</A>. A block of code or pseudo instructions that you invoke like any other mnemonic. You can give them arguments too! Life is good. </UL> <B>A symbol cannot have the same name as a reserved keyword.</B> <H3>See also:</H3> <UL> <LI><A HREF="presym.htm">Predeclared symbols</A> <LI><A HREF="export.htm">Importing and exporting symbols</A> <LI><A HREF="purge.htm">Purging symbols</A> </UL> <BR><HR> <FONT SIZE="-1"><I><P ALIGN=RIGHT>Last updated 02 July 1997 by <A HREF="mailto:[email protected]">Carsten Sorensen</A></P></I></FONT>