Using ECInvoke


ECInvoke was primarily developed for the ml64 compiler as it does not have the Invoke directive. However, it also may be used with JWasm, UAsm64, AsmC and PoAsm with 64-bit projects, although it is better to use their own Invoke when possible. ECInvoke works like Invoke but it does not make any parameter checking. The use of ECInvoke makes sure that the stack pointer (Rsp) will always be 16-byte aligned, avoiding unpleasant crashes when calling API functions. For ml64, AsmC, JWasm and UAsm64 you can use ECInvoke as you did with Invoke, but for PoAsm there is a difference you must take into account. Complex arguments have to be between angle brackets, for example:

    ECInvoke SetWindowText, hWnd, <TextStr("Hello")>

    ECInvoke GetSystemDirectory, lpszBuffer, <MAX_PATH - 1>

All arguments having characters like (, ), ", ', +, -, etc., must be between angle brackets. Otherwise, PoAsm will fire the corresponding error.


REMARKS: Please remember that ECInvoke is only available for Masm, JWasm, UAsm64, AsmC and PoAsm 64-bit projects, and angle brackets are only needed for the PoAsm compiler.