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From: drezac@dcsc.dla.mil (Duane L. Rezac)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.programmer
Subject: Re: Shrinking my program to run another
Message-ID: <1131@dcsc.dla.mil>
Date: 20 Jun 91 14:35:46 GMT
References: <141957@unix.cis.pitt.edu>
Organization: Defense Construction Supply Center, Columbus
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From article <141957@unix.cis.pitt.edu>, by ejost@unix.cis.pitt.edu (Ernest J. Obusek):
> A program I am working on has grown quite large.  The language I am using
> doesn't support overlays.  My program is split into 5 parts.  The main part
> runs the others as needed.  However, I'm still running out of room.  I'd
> like to be able to have the main part remove itself from memory as much as
> possible while running one of the other parts.  How is this done?
> 
> I basically want a way to swap parts of my program to disk at run-time.
> 
> I am a very experienced PC programmer so don't be afraid to be technical. 
> 
> Thank you!!
> 
> Ernest


If you don't mind linking in another library instead of using your
own routines, try spawn030.zip from simtel20 - it is a swapping spawn
that will swap to ems or disk.



Duane L. Rezac
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