I have a code that should convert uppercase letters to lowercase using 8085 microprocessor (the GNUSim8085 simulator). However, the code is not readable, and immediately throws an error in row "lowercase:", that "the line of code must be given a label". Maybe you know how to give a label or fix this error, so, the code could convert uppercase to lowercase letters?
jmp lowercase
lowercase:
mov b, a ; move N (length of text) to register B
mov c, h ; move high byte of HL to register C
mov d, l ; move low byte of HL to register D
lowercase_loop:
ldax d ; load character from memory address pointed to by HL into accumulator
cpi 'A' ; compare character in accumulator with uppercase 'A'
jc lowercase_skip ; if character is less than 'A', skip to next character
cpi 'Z'+1 ; compare character in accumulator with one greater than uppercase 'Z'
jnc lowercase_skip ; if character is not less than or equal to 'Z', skip to next character
add a, 'a'-'A' ; convert uppercase character to lowercase
stax d ; store character in accumulator back to memory address pointed to by HL
lowercase_skip:
inx h ; increment high byte of HL
inx d ; increment low byte of HL
dec b ; decrement B (counter)
jnz lowercase_loop ; repeat loop until B becomes zero
ret ; return to caller
hlt
exact error: enter image description here
From GNUSim8085's docs, specifically the Assembly Language Guide:
Labels must always be placed in the first column and must be followed by an instruction (no empty line).
This is an awkward restriction but it is documented. So write:
lowercase: mov b, a ; move N (length of text) to register B
mov c, h ; move high byte of HL to register C
mov d, l ; move low byte of HL to register D
To make this look better, you might want to increase your indentation, or use shorter labels.