>>>2. Don't forget you can set
>>>gFBAutoXrefUseTempMem = _zTrue
>>>to have dynamic arrays created outside your program heap. This way, you
>>>needn't worry about allocating enough memory to your program to handle
>>>all eventualities, and the size of your array is theoretically limited
>>>only by the amount of available RAM.
>>>
>>>hth,
>>> e-e
>>> =J= a  y
>>>  "
>>
>>Great tip....question...when that is set, does it use up the app's heap
>>first, then go to System ram, or just use System Ram from the Get Go?
>>
>I refer you to the runtime code:
>
>>long if fn FBAutoXrefUseTempMem
>>theHndl& = fn TempNewHandle(OldSize&,err)
>>if err=0 then def blockfill([theHndl&],OldSize&,0)
>>address&.AutoXREFHndl& = theHndl&
>>xelse
>>address&.AutoXREFHndl& = fn newhandleclear(OldSize&)
>>end if
>
>i.e., System Ram from the Get Go.
>
> e-e
> =J= a  y
>  "

That makes for the stinky situation of possibly having no system ram if a
lot of other apps are open, and an empty app heap that could be used
otherwise. :)

What to doo. what to doooo.

(thanks)

rc