title: Reading a string in TASM x86 assembly
body: <p>i am trying to read a string from user in TASM assembly , i know i need a buffer to hold the input , max. length and actual length , but i seem to forgot how exactly we declare a buffer</p>
  
  <p>my attempt was smth like this</p>
  
  <pre><code>Buffer db 80 ;max length
         db ?  ;actual length
         db 80 dup(0);i think here is my problem but can't remember the right format
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Thanks in advance </p>