Still in need of help.

[Void]

Yay i'm so proud of myself. My first assembly program. I'm sure i've seen nothing yet. But hey, i'm still learning

.386
.model flat,stdcall
option casemap:none


include\masm32\include\windows.inc
include\masm32\include\kernel32.inc

includelib\masm32\lib\kernel32.lib

bufferSize = 256

.data
buffer BYTE bufferSize DUP(?),0

bytesread db ?
byteswritten db ?

inHandle HANDLE ?
outHandle HANDLE ?

.code
main:
	
	invoke GetStdHandle,STD_INPUT_HANDLE
	mov [inHandle],eax
	invoke GetStdHandle,STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE
	mov [outHandle],eax
	
	
	push 0
	push offset bytesread
	push bufferSize
	push offset buffer
	push inHandle
	call ReadConsole
	
	
	push 0
	push offset byteswritten
	push bufferSize
	push offset buffer
	push outHandle
	call WriteConsole
	
	push 0
	call ExitProcess
end main

All it does is get's the users input, max 256 characters, and then outputs it.

I can't seem to find anyway to hold the window open, it just closes right away. If anyone could point me in the right direction here that would be much appreciated.

I tryed not using that invoke method to calling functions. My program looks really ugly now D:

[zeco]

Hey. Where are you learning assembly from? Eitherway good job =D. Now i want to learn assembly too xD

.386
.model flat,stdcall
option casemap:none

What does that above part do? Well except the stdcall part, i get that.

[Void]

Honestly, I have no idea. I'm not learning from any site specificaly. I just google my problems.

[B1ackAnge1]

Just run it from the commandline the way it was meant to

[radnomguywfq3]

Call sleep, or run an infinite loop. I.e

@jmp_recursive1:
jmp jmp_recursive1

Run it through as if your a computer, you finish all the instructions up to call WriteConsole, what are you gonig to do now? Suddenly stop for some reason? No, you're going to continue to the instructions which cause you to exit.

O''yea and remember the callee doesn't always clean-up the stack, it depends what calling convention you use. I believe you're with that, Windows uses the stdcall calling convention, which does clean up the stack after the call. Make sure you're aware of the function you're using, and which calling convention it uses. Provided the stack address grows:

push SomeParamater
call ThisUsesTheCDeclConvention
sub esp, 4(provided the first parameter was a DWORD)

[Obey]

Jeta, you too smart brah :/