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Re: allocate() and free()

• Posted by Robert Craig <rds at RAPIDEUPHORIA.COM> Dec 01, 2000
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Robert Craig writes:
>>     -- [ repeat(' ', 10485760) uses 80 MB
> I don't trust your method of determining free memory.
> The call to repeat() above only uses 4x1Mb = 4Mb not 80Mb

Sorry! It's late, my eyes are getting tired .
I guess that should be 40Mb.
But I still doubt that VB really returns freed memory to the O/S.
If it does, it must have a horribly inefficient memory allocator.

Regards,
   Rob Craig
   Rapid Deployment Software
   http://www.RapidEuphoria.com