Re: VFP9SP1 -- choking on ALINES ("not enough memory")

Author: MB Software Solutions, LLC

Posted: 2011-08-09 at 12:28:14

On 8/9/2011 12:23 PM, Tracy Pearson wrote:

> MB Software Solutions, LLC wrote on 2011-08-09:

>> I've got an inherited app that processes flat files--some big ones

>> too---and I'm looking for areas to clear out memory because after I

>> process one file, it then chokes on the ALINES line for subsequent runs

>> says "There is not enough memory to complete this operation."

>>

>> Here's the line: IF ALINES(aChunks,FILETOSTR(This.InputFile))> 0

>>

>> Wondering if Ed Leafe's SetMemory would be good here? Other ideas for

>> clearing out memory? My first line of attack is to do a CLOSE DATA ALL

>> before processing, as this doesn't use input tables, but again processes

>> flat files.

>>

>> tia,

>> --Mike

>>

>

> Mike,

>

> Are you releasing the array by calling

> RELEASE aChucks

Well, it was a locally defined variable, but I just added the explicit

RELEASE to see if that helps. Thanks for the idea!

--

Mike Babcock, MCP

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