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 exe2bin(CMD)                    19 June 1992                    exe2bin(CMD)


 Name

    exe2bin - convert EXE ecutable) files to binary format

 Syntax


    exe2bin [drive1:][path1]input-file
    [[drive2:][path2]output-file]


 Description

    exe2bin is included with MS-DOS as a courtesy to software developers. It
    is not useful for general users.

 Parameters


    [drive1:][path1]input-file
                          Specifies the location and name of the input file.

    [drive2:][path2]output-file
                          Specifies the location and name of the output file.


 Notes


    Restrictions on using exe2bin

    The following restrictions apply when you use the exe2bin command:

    +  The input file must be in valid .EXE format produced by the linker and
       must not be packed.

    +  The resident, or actual, code and data portions of the file combined
       must be less than 64K.

    +  There must be no STACK segment.


    Default values for parameters

    exe2bin takes specific actions, depending upon the values you use for the
    input-file and output-file parameters.

    +  The default filename extension for the filename you specify for
       input-file is .DZE.  exe2bin converts the input .EXE file to an output
       file in .BIN format (a memory image of the program) and uses the loca-
       tion and filename you specify for [drive2:][path2]output-file to store
       that output file.

    +  If you do not specify drive2 or path2, exe2bin writes the output file
       to the current drive and directory.

    +  If you do not specify an output filename, exe2bin uses the input
       filename.

    +  The default extension for the filename specified for the output-file
       parameter is .BIN.


    Types of conversion available with exe2bin

    Two types of conversion are possible, depending upon whether the initial
    CS:IP (Code Segment:Instruction Pointer) is specified in the .EXE file.
    The following list presents the two types:

    +  If the CS:IP is not specified in the .EXE file, exe2bin performs a
       pure binary conversion.  If segment fixups are necessary (that is, if
       the program contains instructions requiring segment relocation),
       exe2bin prompts you for the fixup value.  This value is the absolute
       segment at which the program is to be loaded. The resulting program is
       usable only when loaded at the absolute memory address specified by
       your program.  The command interpreter cannot load the program.

    +  If the CS:IP is specified as 0000:100H, the file runs as a .COM file
       with the instruction pointer set at 100H by the assembler statement
       org.  Include the .COM extension in the output-file parameter.  No
       segment fixups are allowed, because .COM files must be segment-
       relocatable; that is, they must assume the entry conditions explained
       in the Microsoft Macro Assembler manuals.  The command interpreter can
       then load and run the program in the same way as it loads and runs the
       .COM programs supplied on your MS-DOS disk.


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