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From: bisanabi@vrdxhq.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Creating RAM Disks on the fly.
Message-ID: <3347@vrdxhq.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 6-Apr-87 17:08:48 EST
Article-I.D.: vrdxhq.3347
Posted: Mon Apr  6 17:08:48 1987
Date-Received: Wed, 8-Apr-87 03:14:54 EST
Organization: Verdix Corporation, Chantilly, VA
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I am looking for a way to generate a RAM disk from within a program,
and then release it prior to exiting the same program.

Any information on the following would be appreciated :

   1) How can the last drive assigned be found ?  (If A: and B: are
floppies, and C: and D: are the hard drive and an existing RAM disk,
how do I find out that the next available drive is E: ??)

   2) How can I use this info (#1 above) and allocate RAM to create a
RAM disk (E: in this example) for some arbitrary amount of memory ?

   3) How do I get rid of the RAM disk and return the RAM to the
system when I am done using it ?

   4) How do I get the amount of RAM memory available in the system ?


I assume #4 can be found in a tech. ref. manual, but I figured I ask
since I need information regarding #1 thru #3 anyway.

Thanks.
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