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From:	SMTP%"ALLAN@otago.ac.nz" 30-JUL-1991 21:19:17.78
To:	hagood@scri1.scri.fsu.edu
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Subj:	Purge/Free Memory Ext

Date: Wed, 31 Jul 91 13:02 GMT +1200
From: Allan Udy <ALLAN@otago.ac.nz>
Subject: Purge/Free Memory Ext
To: hagood@scri1.scri.fsu.edu
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FreeMemory/PurgeMemory
These externals were written because 4D has a tendancy to come up with ROut of MemoryS errors at various times.  The PurgeMemory and FreeMemory externals provide a way to see the amount of available RAM in the current Application Heap as well as provid

The FreeMemory external returns the amount of non-contigious RAM available in the current Application Heap on completion of the call.  The PurgeMemory external will purge all purgable blocks and compact the current Application Heap.