From: "Kobus Retief" Subject: Re: [Q] using int 0x21 to print text .......... Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp Message-ID: <01bcb30d$b3325be0$0d3f0bc4@Christine.pix.za> NNTP-Posting-Host: pm1-13.pta.pix.za Date: 27 Aug 97 17:22:28 GMT Lines: 19 To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com DJ-Gateway: from newsgroup comp.os.msdos.djgpp Precedence: bulk > > myHappy = "Hello, world!"; > This won't work, even if you allocate the mem. According to my interrupt list (Ralf Brown) you have to end the string with a '$' or it'll just keep on printing after the end. You code should be: myHappy = "Hello, world!$";