Assembly code in XCode

Hello everybody!
I'm new to XCode. I have the latest version of XCode under Tiger.
I would like XCode to generate an executable from an assembly code source file. I've searched in many discussions and technical articles in Apple site, but I didn't find anything answering this question.
I'm sure it must be possible without having to use the line command in a shell...
Can someone tell me how I should proceed to do this?
I must add that I have no problem in making C++ or C programs work with XCode.
Thanks a lot for any help!
Christophe
iMac Intel Core Duo 17" Mac OS X (10.4.7)

Hi
Generally, in Unix based systems, a.out is an executable; however, Mac OS X by default doesn't look in the current folder and double clicking doesn't always work if the executable doesn't use a GUI.
I suggest you try executing the program by starting a Terminal window, then using a cd command to get to the folder, then typing: ./a.out
The "./" part tells OS X to search in the current folder.
Bob

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