[winapi] to check avaliable memory

Engines and Middleware Programming

Started by fir August 25, 2013 02:36 PM

2 comments, last by fir 10 years, 8 months ago

fir

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August 25, 2013 02:36 PM

Is there a call in winapi for checking the amount of avaliable memory?

Second question, if I got build a c/winapi program which use a 700 MB

of static data/tables what with it result like when running on 500 MB

machine ?

SiCrane

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August 25, 2013 03:14 PM

You can use GlobalMemoryStatus() or GlobalMemoryStatusEx() to find out available memory.

Endurion

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August 25, 2013 05:07 PM

Depending on how you allocate that memory Windows will let you do that (use more memory than is physically available).

Back in the old days of yore (Win 3.11) I could load and scroll on a 8 MB bitmap on a 4 MB machine. No, it was not particularely fluid, but it worked.

Checking the state is good, however having a forced abort is not. Even if you deem memory not sufficient, let it run (maybe with a warning).

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fir

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August 28, 2013 06:58 AM

grreat, tnx for answers

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