EXECUTE Memory lose

[M David Welch]

It seems using EXECUTE under Win2K reduces the available memory to the executed program.

Would this be true and is they're a better way?

We have a PB 3.5 program that "restarts" itself on command, but
always has less memory on the restart than it had at the original start.

Any help would be appreciated.

------------------
M David

[Tom Hanlin]

EXECUTE runs the program under a 16-bit command shell (typically
COMMAND.COM). The command shell takes up a bit of memory.

An alternate solution would be to have the program run from a .bat
file. The file might normally look something like this:

:Start
  MyProgram.exe
  goto :Start

When the program wants to end without restarting, it just creates a
new .bat file without the goto.

------------------
Tom Hanlin, PowerBASIC Staff
Opinions expressed may not be those of my employer or myself