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In article <4270@cbmvax.UUCP> carolyn@cbmvax.UUCP (Carolyn Scheppner CATS) writes:
>So one other option would be to make some educated guesses about where
>some chip mem should be and use the TypeOfMem() function to check those
>addresses to see of they are CHIP ram.
This is the first time I've ever heard of the TypeOfMem() function, except
for a mention in a previous message.  I couldn't find it in the RKM or Sybex's
Amiga Proggers Manual, so I assumed it was some function in Lattice (I use
Manx) or some subroutine another programmer did.  I just now checked in the
Developer's Ref Guide and found it, evidently a part of the exec.library...
could you describe the function for me?  Or tell me where I can find a
description?
>
>Why do you need to know the highest CHIP address they have ????
>Wouldn't it be better to know how much CHIP ram they have FREE ??????
>
>That's easy - AvailMem(MEMF_CHIP)
>
I was looking to create a quick and easy function that would check a passed
address (and size) of a structure and pass me back the original address (if
the structure is already in CHIP ram, or allocate the space in CHIP ram, copy
the structure into it and pass me back its address, keeping track of the
CHIP ram allocated so I can free it at the program's exit.  TypeOfMem() sounds
like just what I need to test the structures present location.

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Lance


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