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From: time@tbomb.ice.com (Tim Endres)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.programmer,comp.sys.mac.app
Subject: WANTED: Heap viewing program/FKEY/DA
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Date: 24 Nov 90 14:28:29 GMT
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Organization: ICE Engineering, Inc.
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I am looking for a tool that allows me to perform fairly sophisticated
inspection of application/system heaps.

What I would really like is a DA or FKEY that pops up and allows me
to select a heap to view. Then presents me with a nice graphical display
of the heap and the various components thereof. Then I would like
the ability to select specific (i.e., these two I have hilited) and/or
general groups (i.e., all locked handles) and either scan them for
data and/or view them in hex/ascii edit windows like those in ResEdit.

Many other features spring to mind, but the ability to view the data
in such a way as to be able to determine the contents of the memory
and possibly the origins are the primary need.

I have seen simple DAs that display a picture of the heap, but this
is fairly useless.

Anyone know of anything close to this beasty?

tim.

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