The description below is from the book DOS the Easy Way by Everett Murdock Ph.D.
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Type: External (1.1 and later)
Syntax:
EXE2BIN [d:][path]filename [d:][path]filename
Purpose: Converts files from .EXE format to binary format. This
results
in files that require less disk space and may also result in a faster
loading
file. (In DOS Version 6, this program is stored on the DOS supplemental
disk.)
Discussion
The first file specification you enter is to indicate the source file.
If you
don`t enter a filename extension, the program assumes an .EXE
extension.
The second file specification you enter is to indicate the new file that
will be
created using the .BIN format (sometimes referred to as a memory image of
the
program). If you do not enter a filename, EXE2BIN will use the same
filename as
the source file. If you do not specify a filename extension, the program
will
assign the .BIN extension.
The input file must be in valid .EXE format as produced by the MS-DOS
file
linker. The resident, or actual code and data part of the file, must be
less
than 64K bytes. There must be no STACK segment. Two kinds of conversion
are
possible depending on the specified initial CS:IP:
If CS:IP is not specified, a pure binary conversion is assumed. If
segment
fixups are necessary (the source program contains instructions that
require
segment relocation), the program will display
Fixups needed - base segment (hex):
Execution may be continued by typing a legal hexadecimal number and
pressing the
Enter key.
If CS:IP is specified as 100H, EXE2BIN assumes the file will run as a
.COM file
with the location pointer set at 100H by the assembler statement ORG (the
first
100H bytes of the file are deleted). In this case, no segment fixups are
allowed, since .COM files must be segment relocatable.
Example
To convert the file CHECK.EXE to binary format and rename the file
CHECK2.BIN,
enter
exe2bin check.exe check2.bin
For more information about this command, refer to the downloadable book DOS the Easy Way.
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