.stack 100h

            .data

buff      db  26        ;MAX NUMBER OF CHARACTERS ALLOWED (25).
            db  ?         ;NUMBER OF CHARACTERS ENTERED BY USER.
            db  26 dup(0) ;CHARACTERS ENTERED BY USER.

            .code
main:
            mov ax, @data
            mov ds, ax              

;CAPTURE STRING FROM KEYBOARD.                                    
            mov ah, 0Ah ;SERVICE TO CAPTURE STRING FROM KEYBOARD.
            mov dx, offset buff
            int 21h                

;CHANGE CHR(13) BY '$'.
            mov si, offset buff + 1 ;NUMBER OF CHARACTERS ENTERED.
            mov cl, [ si ] ;MOVE LENGTH TO CL.
            mov ch, 0      ;CLEAR CH TO USE CX.
            inc cx ;TO REACH CHR(13).
            add si, cx ;NOW SI POINTS TO CHR(13).
            mov al, '$'
            mov [ si ], al ;REPLACE CHR(13) BY '$'.            

;DISPLAY STRING.                  
            mov ah, 9 ;SERVICE TO DISPLAY STRING.
            mov dx, offset buff + 2 ;MUST END WITH '$'.
            int 21h

            mov ah, 4ch
            int 21h

            end main