Hi forum, I just need help on my code. I am trying to find all the Armstrong numbers from 100-999(i.e. when the cubes of three digits added together equal the number - 1^3 + 5^3 + 3^3 = 153.) My code works until it gets to line 93, then it proceeds with some bizarre information as Debug.exe showed me. Help would be greatly appreciated, here is my C++ algorithm:

#include <iostream>

using namespace std;

int main()
{
    // No inputs.
    
    // Start here.
    
    for(int digit1 = 1; digit1 < 10; digit1++)
    {
               for(int digit2 = 0; digit2 < 10; digit2++)
               {
                          for(int digit3 = 0; digit3 < 10; digit3++)
                          {
                                     if((digit1*digit1*digit1)+(digit2*digit2*digit2)+(digit3*digit3*digit3) == (digit1*100+digit2*10+digit3))
                                     {
                                                 cout << digit1 << digit2 << digit3 << " is armstrong.";
                                                 system("pause");
                                     }
                          }
               }
    }
    system("pause");
    return 0;
}// End here.
;
;	DILLON SHEFFIELD
;
		PAGE	    55,132
		TITLE	    LAB3-PROGRAM TO FIND ARMSTRONG NUMBERS FROM 100-999
;
STACKSG 	SEGMENT     PARA STACK
		DW	    32 DUP(?)
STACKSG 	ENDS
;
DATASG		SEGMENT     PARA
DIGIT1		DB	    1
DIGIT2		DB	    0
DIGIT3		DB	    0

TEMP1		DW	    ?
TEMP2		DW	    ?
TEMP3		DW	    ?

OUTVAL		DB	    10 DUP(' ')
OUTLEN		DB	    ?
BINFLD		DW	    ?
DATASG		ENDS
;
CODESG		SEGMENT     PARA
BEGIN		PROC	    FAR 	;Start main procedure
		ASSUME	    CS:CODESG,DS:DATASG,SS:STACKSG,ES:DATASG
		MOV	    AX,DATASG	;Set up ds to point to beginning of
		MOV	    DS,AX	;data segment
		MOV	    ES,AX	;Likewise ES for any I/O calls
;
START:
		MOV	    BL,DIGIT1	;Store DIGIT1 in the BL register.
		MOV	    AL,DIGIT1	;Store DIGIT1 in the AL register.
		MUL	    BL		;Then multiply [DIGIT1 * DIGIT1] and store in AX.
		MOV	    TEMP1,AX	;Move product to TEMPORARY1 storage.
		MOV	    BX,TEMP1	;Copy the product to the BX register.
		MUL	    BX 		;Then multiply [(DIGIT2 * DIGIT2) * DIGIT2].
 	
		MOV	    TEMP1,AX	;Then store DIGIT1 CUBED in TEMP1.
;
		MOV	    BL,DIGIT2	;Store DIGIT2 in the BL register.
		MOV	    AL,DIGIT2	;Store DIGIT2 in the AL register.
		MUL	    BL		;Then multiply [DIGIT2 * DIGIT2] and store in AX.
		MOV	    TEMP2,AX	;Move product to TEMPORARY2 storage.
		MOV	    BX,TEMP2	;Copy the product to the BX register.
		MUL	    BX		;Then multiply [(DIGIT2 * DIGIT2) * DIGIT2].

		MOV	    TEMP2,AX	;Then store DIGIT2 CUBED in TEMP2.
		
		MOV	    AX,TEMP1	;Copy DIGIT1 CUBED in the AX register.
		MOV	    BX,TEMP2	;Copy DIGIT2 CUBED in the BX register.
		ADD	    AX,BX	;Add [DIGIT1^3 + DIGIT2^3] and store in AX.

		MOV	    TEMP1,AX	;Then store the sum in TEMP1, overwriting DIGIT1 CUBED.
;		
		MOV	    BL,DIGIT3	;Store DIGIT3 in the BL register.
		MOV	    AL,DIGIT3	;Store DIGIT3 in the AL register.
		MUL	    BL		;Then multiply [DIGIT3 * DIGIT3] and store in AX.
		MOV	    TEMP3,AX	;Move product to TEMPORARY3 storage.
		MOV	    BX,TEMP3	;Copy the product to the BX register.
		MUL	    BX		;Then multiply [(DIGIT3 * DIGIT3) * DIGIT3].

		MOV	    TEMP3,AX	;Then store DIGIT3 CUBED in TEMP3.
		
		MOV	    AX,TEMP1	;Copy [DIGIT1^3 + DIGIT2^3] in the AX register.
		MOV	    BX,TEMP3	;Copy DIGIT3 CUBED in the BX register.
		ADD	    AX,BX	;Add [(DIGIT1^3 + DIGIT2^3) + DIGIT3^3] and store in AX.

		MOV	    TEMP1,AX	;Then store the sum in TEMP1, overwriting [DIGIT1^3 + DIGIT2^3].
; 					 TEMP1 only matters now and contains [DIGIT1^3 + DIGIT2^3 + DIGIT3^3].
		MOV	    BL,DIGIT1	;Store the current value of DIGIT1 in the BL register.
		MOV	    AL,100	;Load AL with 100.
		MUL	    BL		;Then multiply [DIGIT1 * 100].

		MOV	    TEMP2,AX	;Then store the product in TEMP2.

		MOV	    BL,DIGIT2	;Store the current value of DIGIT2 in the BL register.
		MOV	    AL,10	;Load AL with 10 this time.
		MUL	    BL		;The multiply [DIGIT2 * 10].

		ADD	    AX,TEMP2	;Now add [(DIGIT1 * 100) + (DIGIT2 * 10)].
		MOV	    BL,DIGIT3	;Move DIGIT3's value to the BL register.
		MOV	    BH,0	;Move leading 0s in to BH register
		ADD	    AX,BX	;Finally add [(DIGIT1 * 100) + (DIGIT2 * 10) +
					;DIGIT3] and store in the AX register.
		MOV	    TEMP2,AX	;Now move the sum all of cubes in TEMP2.
;
		MOV	    AX,TEMP1
		MOV	    BX,TEMP2

		CMP	    AX,BX	;Test to see if the number is armstrong.
		JE	    ARMSTRONG	;Jump to ARMSTRONG if test is true.

		CMP	    DIGIT1,10
		JB	    INCDIG1
		
		JMP	    STOP	;Stop if DIGIT1 was equal or greater than 10.

ARMSTRONG:
		MOV	    CX,0
		MOV	    CL,OUTLEN
		LEA	    SI,OUTVAL
CLOUT:
		MOV 	    BYTE PTR[SI],020H
		INC	    SI
		LOOP	    CLOUT
;
		MOV	    AL,OUTLEN
		MOV	    AH,0
		LEA	    SI,OUTVAL
		ADD	    SI,AX
		MOV	    BYTE PTR[SI],024H
		DEC	    SI
		MOV	    AX,BINFLD
NXTDIGIT:
		CMP	    AX,10
		JB	    LASTDIGIT
		MOV	    DX,0
		DIV	    CX
		OR	    DL,030H
		MOV	    [SI],DL
		DEC	    SI
		JMP	    NXTDIGIT
LASTDIGIT:
		OR	    AL,030H
		MOV	    [SI],AL
		MOV	    AH,9
		LEA	    DX,OUTVAL
		INT	    21H

		
		CMP	    DIGIT1,10
		JB	    INCDIG1
		
		JMP	    STOP	;Stop if DIGIT1 was equal or greater than 10.
		
INCDIG1:
		ADD	    DIGIT1,1	;Add 1 to DIGIT1 to increment the digit.
		
		CMP	    DIGIT2,10
		JB	    INCDIG2
		JMP	    SET2TO0

INCDIG2:
		ADD	    DIGIT2,1	;Add 1 to DIGIT2 to increment the digit.
		
		CMP	    DIGIT3,10
		JB	    INCDIG3

		JMP	    SET3TO0	;If DIGIT3 was equal or greater than 10.

INCDIG3:		    
		ADD	    DIGIT3,1	;Add 1 to DIGIT3 to increment the digit.

		JMP	    START

SET2TO0:
		MOV	    DIGIT2,0	;Reset DIGIT2 back to 0 if it was greater than 9.

		CMP	    DIGIT3,10
		JB	    INCDIG3

		JMP	    SET3TO0	;If DIGIT3 was equal or greater than 10.

SET3TO0:
		MOV	    DIGIT3,0	;Reset DIGIT3 back to 0 if it was greater than 9.
		
		JMP	    START

STOP:	
;
		NOP			;Dummy instruction - stop DEBUG here
		MOV	    AH,4CH	;Return to DOS
		INT	    21H 	;via service call 4CH
BEGIN		ENDP			;End procedure
CODESG		ENDS			;End code segment
		END	    BEGIN	;End source code

Here is your C++ algorithm:

format PE GUI 4.0

include 'win32a.inc'

        mov     [digit1],1
mdigit1:
        mov     [digit2],1
mdigit2:
        mov     [digit3],1
mdigit3:
        mov     eax,[digit1]
        mul     [digit1]
        mul     [digit1]
        mov     ebx,eax
        mov     eax,[digit2]
        mul     [digit2]
        mul     [digit2]
        add     ebx,eax
        mov     eax,[digit3]
        mul     [digit3]
        mul     [digit3]
        add     ebx,eax

        mov     eax,100
        mul     [digit1]
        mov     ecx,eax
        mov     eax,10
        mul     [digit2]
        add     ecx,eax
        add     ecx,[digit3]
        cmp     ebx,ecx
        jne     mANSk
        nop
;       Here is output
mANSk:

        inc     [digit3]
        cmp     [digit3],10
        jle     mdigit3

        inc     [digit2]
        cmp     [digit2],10
        jle     mdigit2

        inc     [digit1]
        cmp     [digit1],10
        jle     mdigit1

        invoke  ExitProcess,0

digit3  dd 0
digit2  dd 0
digit1  dd 0

data import

        library kernel32,'KERNEL32.DLL'

        import  kernel32,\
                ExitProcess,'ExitProcess'

end data

for FASM.

Thanks for the response, but I was looking as to why my assembly source code did not work properly. It compiles with no errors, but does not output anything. I want it to output digit1,2, and 3 if they are armstrong when the cubes are combined.

Where do you have problem after line 93? When it goes to line 95 or line 101?

Where do you have problem after line 93? When it goes to line 95 or line 101?

Well, this comparison in line 93 and 94 does not work. It compares the AX register [DIGIT1^3 + DIGIT2^3 + DIGIT3^3] to the BX register [(DIGIT1 * 100) + (DIGIT2 * 10) + DIGIT3] and should jump to ARMSTRONG when the values of both are equal. However the first run through of the program, [1^3 + 0^3 + 0^3] does not equal [1 * 100 + (0 * 10) + 0]. 1 != 100.

CMP	    AX,BX	;Test to see if the number is armstrong.
		JE	    ARMSTRONG	;Jump to ARMSTRONG if test is true.

When I debug this program it performs this command...

JZ          009A

I do not know what this does but it does proceed with the next line of code after I finally rewrote some code. However, it does not output properly like it should... I always have trouble with output. It just seems to run through an infinite loop... :/

;
;	DILLON SHEFFIELD
;
		PAGE	    55,132
		TITLE	    LAB3-PROGRAM TO FIND ARMSTRONG NUMBERS FROM 100-999
;
STACKSG 	SEGMENT     PARA STACK
		DW	    32 DUP(?)
STACKSG 	ENDS
;
DATASG		SEGMENT     PARA
DIGIT1		DB	    1
DIGIT2		DB	    0
DIGIT3		DB	    0

TEMP1		DW	    ?
TEMP2		DW	    ?
TEMP3		DW	    ?

OUTVAL		DB	    10 DUP(' ')
OUTLEN		DB	    ?
BINFLD		DW	    ?
DATASG		ENDS
;
CODESG		SEGMENT     PARA
BEGIN		PROC	    FAR 	;Start main procedure
		ASSUME	    CS:CODESG,DS:DATASG,SS:STACKSG,ES:DATASG
		MOV	    AX,DATASG	;Set up ds to point to beginning of
		MOV	    DS,AX	;data segment
		MOV	    ES,AX	;Likewise ES for any I/O calls
;
START:
		MOV	    BL,DIGIT1	;Store DIGIT1 in the BL register.
		MOV	    AL,DIGIT1	;Store DIGIT1 in the AL register.
		MUL	    BL		;Then multiply [DIGIT1 * DIGIT1] and store in AX.
		MOV	    TEMP1,AX	;Move product to TEMPORARY1 storage.
		MOV	    BX,TEMP1	;Copy the product to the BX register.
		MUL	    BX 		;Then multiply [(DIGIT2 * DIGIT2) * DIGIT2].
 	
		MOV	    TEMP1,AX	;Then store DIGIT1 CUBED in TEMP1.
;
		MOV	    BL,DIGIT2	;Store DIGIT2 in the BL register.
		MOV	    AL,DIGIT2	;Store DIGIT2 in the AL register.
		MUL	    BL		;Then multiply [DIGIT2 * DIGIT2] and store in AX.
		MOV	    TEMP2,AX	;Move product to TEMPORARY2 storage.
		MOV	    BX,TEMP2	;Copy the product to the BX register.
		MUL	    BX		;Then multiply [(DIGIT2 * DIGIT2) * DIGIT2].

		MOV	    TEMP2,AX	;Then store DIGIT2 CUBED in TEMP2.
		
		MOV	    AX,TEMP1	;Copy DIGIT1 CUBED in the AX register.
		MOV	    BX,TEMP2	;Copy DIGIT2 CUBED in the BX register.
		ADD	    AX,BX	;Add [DIGIT1^3 + DIGIT2^3] and store in AX.

		MOV	    TEMP1,AX	;Then store the sum in TEMP1, overwriting DIGIT1 CUBED.
;		
		MOV	    BL,DIGIT3	;Store DIGIT3 in the BL register.
		MOV	    AL,DIGIT3	;Store DIGIT3 in the AL register.
		MUL	    BL		;Then multiply [DIGIT3 * DIGIT3] and store in AX.
		MOV	    TEMP3,AX	;Move product to TEMPORARY3 storage.
		MOV	    BX,TEMP3	;Copy the product to the BX register.
		MUL	    BX		;Then multiply [(DIGIT3 * DIGIT3) * DIGIT3].

		MOV	    TEMP3,AX	;Then store DIGIT3 CUBED in TEMP3.
		
		MOV	    AX,TEMP1	;Copy [DIGIT1^3 + DIGIT2^3] in the AX register.
		MOV	    BX,TEMP3	;Copy DIGIT3 CUBED in the BX register.
		ADD	    AX,BX	;Add [(DIGIT1^3 + DIGIT2^3) + DIGIT3^3] and store in AX.

		MOV	    TEMP1,AX	;Then store the sum in TEMP1, overwriting [DIGIT1^3 + DIGIT2^3].
; 					 TEMP1 only matters now and contains [DIGIT1^3 + DIGIT2^3 + DIGIT3^3].
		MOV	    BL,DIGIT1	;Store the current value of DIGIT1 in the BL register.
		MOV	    AL,100	;Load AL with 100.
		MUL	    BL		;Then multiply [DIGIT1 * 100].

		MOV	    TEMP2,AX	;Then store the product in TEMP2.

		MOV	    BL,DIGIT2	;Store the current value of DIGIT2 in the BL register.
		MOV	    AL,10	;Load AL with 10 this time.
		MUL	    BL		;The multiply [DIGIT2 * 10].

		ADD	    AX,TEMP2	;Now add [(DIGIT1 * 100) + (DIGIT2 * 10)].
		MOV	    BL,DIGIT3	;Move DIGIT3's value to the BL register.
		MOV	    BH,0	;Move leading 0s in to BH register
		ADD	    AX,BX	;Finally add [(DIGIT1 * 100) + (DIGIT2 * 10) +
					;DIGIT3] and store in the AX register.
		MOV	    TEMP2,AX	;Now move the sum all of cubes in TEMP2.
;
		LEA	    AX,TEMP1
		LEA	    BX,TEMP2

		CMP	    AX,BX	;Test to see if the number is armstrong.
		JE	    ARMSTRONG	;Jump to ARMSTRONG if test is true.

		;MOV	    AH,0	;Lead 0s.
		LEA	    AX,DIGIT1	;Store DIGIT1 in AX
		MOV	    BX,10	;Store 10 in BX

		CMP	    AX,BX	;Compare to see if DIGIT1 is equal to 10.
		JB	    INCDIG1
		
		JMP	    STOP	;Stop if DIGIT1 was equal or greater than 10.

ARMSTRONG:
		MOV	    CX,0
		MOV	    CL,OUTLEN
		LEA	    SI,OUTVAL
CLOUT:
		MOV 	    BYTE PTR[SI],020H
		INC	    SI
		LOOP	    CLOUT

		MOV	    AL,OUTLEN
		MOV	    AH,0
		LEA	    SI,OUTVAL
		ADD	    SI,AX
		MOV	    BYTE PTR[SI],024H
		DEC	    SI
		MOV	    AX,BINFLD
NXTDIGIT:
		CMP	    AX,10
		JB	    LASTDIGIT
		MOV	    DX,0
		DIV	    CX
		OR	    DL,030H
		MOV	    [SI],DL
		DEC	    SI
		JMP	    NXTDIGIT
LASTDIGIT:
		OR	    AL,030H
		MOV	    [SI],AL
		MOV	    AH,9
		LEA	    DX,OUTVAL
		INT	    21H

		MOV	    AH,0	;Lead 0s.
		MOV	    AL,DIGIT1	;Store DIGIT1 in AX
		MOV	    BX,10	;Store 10 in BX

		CMP	    AX,BX	;Compare to see if DIGIT1 is equal to 10.
		JB	    INCDIG1
		
		JMP	    STOP	;Stop if DIGIT1 was equal or greater than 10.
		
INCDIG1:
		MOV	    BL,1	;Move 1 into BL. DIGIT1 already in AX
		ADD	    DIGIT1,BL	;Add 1 to DIGIT1 to increment the digit.
		
		CMP	    DIGIT2,10
		JB	    INCDIG2
		JMP	    SET2TO0

INCDIG2:
		ADD	    DIGIT2,1	;Add 1 to DIGIT2 to increment the digit.
		
		CMP	    DIGIT3,10
		JB	    INCDIG3

		JMP	    SET3TO0	;If DIGIT3 was equal or greater than 10.

INCDIG3:		    
		ADD	    DIGIT3,1	;Add 1 to DIGIT3 to increment the digit.

		JMP	    START

SET2TO0:
		MOV	    DIGIT2,0	;Reset DIGIT2 back to 0 if it was greater than 9.

		CMP	    DIGIT3,10
		JB	    INCDIG3

		JMP	    SET3TO0	;If DIGIT3 was equal or greater than 10.

SET3TO0:
		MOV	    DIGIT3,0	;Reset DIGIT3 back to 0 if it was greater than 9.
		
		JMP	    START

STOP:	
;
		NOP			;Dummy instruction - stop DEBUG here
		MOV	    AH,4CH	;Return to DOS
		INT	    21H 	;via service call 4CH
BEGIN		ENDP			;End procedure
CODESG		ENDS			;End code segment
		END	    BEGIN	;End source code

JE and JZ are the same in your case. First pass of your loop is working correctly. First three digits are 1, 0, 0, command JE ARMSTRONG is comparing 1 and 100, they are not equal, so it is going to line 95. After this, you increase all three digits by 1, so the next three digits are 2, 1, 1.
For output, I recommend to print DIGIT1, DIGIT2 and DIGIT3 sequentially, but do not forget to add '0' to them before output.
For your information - my code contains two mistakes.
Let me know if you have any questions.

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