This document outlines the agenda and functions for a menu driven program in ALP to perform file handling operations. It discusses using INT 21H functions to get the system time and date, create, open, close, read, write, and delete files. It provides code snippets for calling each of the file handling functions to create, write to, read from, delete files, and display the system time and date.

2.  To write a menu driven ALP program for file
handling.
 By including options like creating a file and typing
the contents of the file.
 Also displaying the current system date and time.
AGENDA:

3. INTERRUPT : FUNCTION PURPOSE
INT21H:FUNCTION 2AH GET SYSTEM TIME
INT21H:FUNCTION 2CH GET SYSTEM DATE
INT21H:FUNCTION 3CH CREATE FILE
INT 21H:FUNCTION 3DH OPEN FILE
INT21H:FUNCTION 3EH CLOSE FILE
INT21H:FUNCTION 3FH READ FILE
INT21H:FUNCTION 40H WRITE FILE
INT21H:FUNCTION 41H DELETE FILE
INT21H:FUNCTION 09H PRINT ON THE STRING
FUNCTION OF INT 21H USED IN FILE
HANDLING:

4.  AH=2Ah
Returns : CX=YEAR
DH=MONTH(1 TO 12)
DL=DAY OF MONTH(1 TO 31)
AL=DAY NUMBER IN WEEK(0-6 SUNDAY TO
SATURDAY)
FUNCTION 2AH-GET SYSTEM TIME:
 AH=2Ch
Returns : CH=HOUR(0 TO 59)
CL=MINUTE(0 TO 59)
DH=SECOND(0 TO 59)
DL=CENTISECONDS(0 TO 99)

5.  AH = 3Ch
 DS:DX = address of filename
 CL = attribute
 If successful, AX = file handle IF NOT CF=1
 When a file is created or opened in a program, DOS assigns it a
unique number called the FILE HANDLE.
 This number is used to identify the file.
FUNCTION 3CH-TO CREATE
FILE
 AH = 3Dh
◦ AL=Access Mode

6.  AH =4OH
 BX =Handle
 CX =No Of Bytes To Write
 DS:DX =Segment:Offset Of Buffer
 If successful then
 AX =Bytes Transferred
 AH = 3Fh
 BX = File Handle
 CX = Number Of Bytes To Read
 DS:DX = Memory Buffer Address
 AX = Count Of Bytes Actually Read
FUNCTION 40H-TO WRITE FILE:

8. START
READ FILENAME
WITH
EXTENSION
MOV OFFSET OF
FILENAME TO DX
MOV APPROPRIATE
LENGTH OF FILE NAME
TO CX
PROGRAM
MOV APPROPRIATE
FUNCTION CALL(3CH) TO AH
CALL INT 21H
END PROC & RET TO MAIN R
CREATE
FILE
CHEC
K CF
IF NOT SET
PRINT ERROR
MSG

9. START
MOV OFFSET OF
FILENAME TO DX
PROGRAM
MOV APPROPRIATE
FUNCTION (41H) CALL TO
AH
CALL INT 21H
DELETE
FILE
END PROC & RET TO MAIN
CHEC
K CF
IF NOT SET
PRINT ERROR
MSG

10. START
READ DATA TO
BE WRITTEN
MOV OFFSET OF
FILENAME TO DX
MOV APPROPRIATE
LENGTH OF FILE NAME
TO CX
PROGRAM
MOV APPROPRIATE
FUNCTION CALL(3CH) TO AH
CALL INT 21H
END PROC & RET
TO MAIN
R
WRIT INTO
FILE
CHECK FOR CARRY FLAG

11. START
MOV OFFSET OF
FILENAME TO
DX
READ DATA
FROM FILE BYTE
BY BYTE
OPEN THE FILE IN READ
MODE
PROGRAM
WHEN EOF IS REACHED,
CLOSE THE FILE
PRINT THE DATA
END PROC & RET
TO MAIN
R
READ FROM
FILE

12. START
MOV OFFSET OF
STRING VAR TO
BX
CALL INT 21H
MOV APPROPRIATE
FUNCTION CALL(2CH) TO
AH
PROGRAM
DECODE THE HEX VALUES
TO DECIMAN
PRINT THE TIME IN
PROPER FORMAY
END PROC & RET
TO MAIN
R
READ SYSTEM
TIME &
DISPLAY

13. START
MOV OFFSET OF
STRING VAR TO
BX
CALL INT 21H
MOV APPROPRIATE
FUNCTION CALL(2AH) TO
AH
PROGRAM
DECODE THE HEX VALUES
TO DECIMAN
PRINT THE TIME IN
PROPER FORMAY
END PROC & RET
TO MAIN
R
READ SYSTEM
DATE &
DISPLAY