Fre

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Fre

Returns the amount of free physical memory, in bytes.

Syntax

Declare Function Fre ( ByVal value As Long = 0 ) As UInteger

Parameters

• value

Description

Returns the free memory (ram) available, in bytes.

Return Value

Returns the amount of free memory, in bytes.

Remarks

Usage

result = Fre( [ value ] )

Differences from QB

• The "value" argument is not checked, Fre will always return the free physical memory available

See also

• Dim
• ReDim
• Allocate

Examples

Dim mem As UInteger = Fre

Print "Free memory:"

Print

Print mem; " bytes"

Print mem  \ 1024; " kilobytes"

Print mem  \ (1024 * 1024); " megabytes"

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Category: Operating System Functions
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