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Memory
Posted: Sat May 29, 2004 7:07 pm
by Polo
Hi !
I'm searching for a good way to manage memory, but without using :
AllocateMemory PB function or Heap Memory API function, coz they don't seem to work differently according to Windows version
without linked list/dim functions coz it can't do what i need
i'll be really happy for suggestions
Posted: Sat May 29, 2004 7:15 pm
by fweil
Polo,
Sorry if I misunderstand you or if I don't read between lines, but your question sound weird to me.
Maybe you will give a more clear 'What I would like to do' instead of what you don't want.
Do not understand this a criticism but the only way to not use provided functions to manage memory would be to use Peeks and Pokes probably, except in a focused given intention, in which case it is maybe possible to adapt structures ...
Be your question more accurate, maybe we will have a better answer.
Rgrds
Posted: Sat May 29, 2004 8:36 pm
by Polo
Sorry, I'm going to tell again my problem
I want to store datas in memory, but I don't want to use allocatememory/api memory function/linked list/dim
I mean, usually we do this :
buff=AllocateMemory(16) ; <= I would like to change this
pokeL(buff,58)
pokeL(buff+4,187)
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Posted: Sat May 29, 2004 9:15 pm
by jack
this is probably not good programming practice, but you can put a readable/writable data segment
at the end of your app.
something like this:
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! section '.data' Data readable writeable
buf:
! Repeat 16
! db ? ;reserve byte (times 16)
! End Repeat
you can then peek and poke data into buf
Posted: Sat May 29, 2004 9:58 pm
by fweil
Well, maybe this answers better :
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Dim a.l(4)
*Buffer = @a(0)
PokeL(@a(0), 58)
PokeL(@a(1), 187)
Debug PeekL(*Buffer)
Debug PeekL(*Buffer + 4)
This makes equivalence between a *Buffer (which is a memory address and nothing else) and an array.
Rgrds
Posted: Mon May 31, 2004 10:03 pm
by freak
Why don't you want to use AllocateMemory() or HeapAlloc_() ?
A PB program uses it alot, without you even knowing it, so why avoid it?
Timo