Find Largest of an Array Element Assembly Language Program

PROGRAM

display macro msg

                lea dx,msg

                mov ah,09h

                int 21h

endm

read macro

                mov ah,01h

                int 21h

                sub al,30h

endm                   

stack segment stack

                db 10 dup(?)

stack ends

data segment

                msg1 db "Enter the limit: $"

                msg2 db 0ah,0dh,"Enter the numbers: $"

                msg3 db 0ah,0dh,"largest:$"

                msg4 db 0ah,0dh,"$"

                num db 10 dup("$")

data ends

code segment

                assume ss:stack,cs:code,ds:data

                start:     mov ax,data

                                mov ds,ax

                                display msg1

                                read

                                mov cl,al

                                mov si,00h

                                mov bl,al

                                display msg2

                label1:  display msg4

                                read

                                mov num[si],al

                                inc si

                                loop label1

                                mov di,00h

                                mov cl,bl

                                mov bl,00h

                label2:  cmp bl,num[di]

                                ja label3

                                mov bl,num[di]

                label3:  inc di

                                loop label2

                                display msg3

                                add bl,30h

                                mov dl,bl

                                mov ah,02h

                                int 21h

                stop:      mov ah,4ch

                                int 21h

code ends

end start

OUTPUT

Enter the limit: 6

Enter the numbers:

9

8

7

6

5

0

Largest: 9