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Re: Temporary memory

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In article <5ce8cdeaf6News04@avisoft.f9.co.uk>,
   Martin <News04@avisoft.f9.co.uk> wrote:
> In article <5ce8cb00a3bob@sick-of-spam.invalid>,
>    Bob Latham <bob@sick-of-spam.invalid> wrote:
> > In article <5ce8c3e7b9News04@avisoft.f9.co.uk>,
> >    Martin <News04@avisoft.f9.co.uk> wrote:

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> Is the 'job' a single-tasking program, or a Wimp task?

Wimp multitasking.

> Claiming a large area at the start of an infrequently used job is
> fine ... unless perhaps it runs for a very long time.
> But 2MB is not large. This is virtual memory, not real stuff!

Yes, but tag changing is a once in a blue moon event compared to
other functions used every few days.

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> > > - set up a Dynamic Area and use that.
> > I may have done that many years ago but can't remember what's
> > involved but it does have the most appeal with my shallow
> > knowledge. Is it hard to do?

> No - use OS_DynamicArea to create (and remove) an area. 

Reading .....


Thanks.

Bob.

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Temporary memory Bob Latham <bob@sick-of-spam.invalid> - 2026-06-14 09:56 +0100
  Re: Temporary memory Martin <News04@avisoft.f9.co.uk> - 2026-06-14 11:24 +0100
    Re: Temporary memory Bob Latham <bob@sick-of-spam.invalid> - 2026-06-14 12:41 +0100
      Re: Temporary memory Martin <News04@avisoft.f9.co.uk> - 2026-06-14 13:13 +0100
        Re: Temporary memory Bob Latham <bob@sick-of-spam.invalid> - 2026-06-14 14:51 +0100
          Re: Temporary memory Martin <News04@avisoft.f9.co.uk> - 2026-06-14 15:28 +0100

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