CopyIn

Description: This function copies data from an absolute RAM address and returns a buffer.

Returns: Buffer

Usage: Script

Format: CopyIn(Address, Length)

Parameters: Address { numeric } { required } { no default: }

Any numeric expression giving the absolute RAM address to start to copy. Typically the address is specified using the colon ( : ) operator.

Length { numeric } { required } { no default: }

Any numeric expression giving the number of bytes to copy.

Comments: This function requires that the VTSIO driver be installed. Please refer to the topic, Communicating Directly With Hardware for more details.

A buffer is returned that is a copy of RAM at Address.

Example:

buff = CopyIn(0x1859@0x0000, 256);

This creates a 256 byte text buffer which is a copy of the real-mode RAM bytes at segment 1859 (hex), offset 0 to offset FF (hex).