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From: callawaycj@EA.USL.EDU (C.JamesCallaway)
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Subject: Re: SHRINK BEFORE RUNNING A CHILD PROCESS
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Date: 11 Jun 91 15:36:57 GMT
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In article <11940@j.cc.purdue.edu>, zhou@brazil.psych.purdue.edu (Albert Q.Zhou) writes:
>In Turbo Pascal, the dynamic memory to be used in a program has to be
>specified during the compilation by $M. However, when you run a child
>program with exec, you can not use any part of the memory already 
>allocated for the heap even if it is free. Is it a way to get around this?
> 


Maybe This Will Help!

_TURBO_PASCAL_INTERNALS_  By Tischer Pub. ABACUS

Contains Source For A Unit That Will Free Up Almost All Memory Used By Your 
Program. When The Child Process Is Executed Your Program Is Saved To Disk
(Or Memory If Using VDISK, RAMDISK). After Termination Of The Child A Small
Block Of Code Added To The Child Will Install The Saved Program And Execution
Picks Up Just Like Normal. Sounds Pretty Useful, I'll Never Have A Need For It!

Also In The Book Are Units For Mouse Support, Managing Windows, Writing TSR's,
Understanding Interrupts, Multitasking In TP, Using EMS And Extended Memory.

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