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Article #2649Re: WHAT THE FUCK!?: Memory: 8,742KB Free, System Resources:
From: Chris Marriott
Date: Sat, 09 Jan 1993 17:37
Date: Sat, 09 Jan 1993 17:37
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In article <C0KF1y.Eqz@newsserver.technet.sg> ipser@solomon.technet.sg writes: > >Well, I've narrowed it down. I'm NOT running out of memory, my memory >requirements are in fact quite modest. I'm running out of "system resources". >Just what are these system resources that I'm exhausting? > >It is not the case that I have a bunch of icons, pens, brushes or what >have you. I have only a handful of each and I always deallocate them when >done. That is not the problem. > >I DO have a number of windows proportional to the size of the document. In >the current case, something like 650 windows. Larger documents would require >still more windows and the current test is rather modest in size and >complexity compared to what I envision the user doing. > > [ stuff deleted ] >Help me, please! > You're running out of space in what's called the "User" segment. This is a 64k area of memory shared by all the running applications in which information about windows is stored. There's no way to expand this. You got *650* windows!!!! Dare one ask "why"? This is your problem. You've *got* to get rid of these windows! 10 or 20 windows, fine. 650 - no way! Chris -- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Chris Marriott | chris@chrism.demon.co.uk | | Warrington, UK | BIX: cmarriott | | (Still awaiting inspiration | CIX: cmarriott | | for a witty .sig .... ) | CompuServe: 100113,1140 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.misc From: chris@chrism.demon.co.uk (Chris Marriott) Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!pipex!demon!chrism.demon.co.uk!chris Subject: Re: WHAT THE FUCK!?: Memory: 8,742KB Free, System Resources: Distribution: world References: <C0KF1y.Eqz@newsserver.technet.sg> Organization: None Reply-To: chris@chrism.demon.co.uk X-Mailer: Simple NEWS 1.90 (ka9q DIS 1.19) Lines: 38 Date: Sat, 9 Jan 1993 17:37:21 +0000 Message-ID: <726601041snz@chrism.demon.co.uk> Sender: usenet@demon.co.uk