From:	Jens Vaasjo <jvaasjo AT gpu DOT srv DOT ualberta DOT ca>
Newsgroups:	comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject:	Re: 32 bit registers
Date:	Wed, 25 Dec 1996 18:27:46 -0700
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Benjamin D Chambers wrote:
> 
> Thanx to everyone who suggested methods of swapping words in a dword...
> The catch is, I didn't really need to know :)
> My original question was if there were a way to load a word into the high
> word of a register.
> 
> Thanx anyways, though, just proves charity lives on :)
> 
> ..Chambers

I think u just load it into the low word and shll (shift left it).
let say u wanted to put 5 in the high byte of ecx.

asm("movl $5,%cx\n
     shll $16,%ecx\n
    "
    :
    :
    :"ecx","cc"
    );


Jens.

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