The memory will be lost to the application if you don't Dispose it (a memory
leak)
Dispose shouldn't cause an access violation - it's a good idea to set the
variable to nil after disposing and to test for nil before disposing.
Bob
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Subject: [DUG]: Dispose Memory
> Hi all.
>
> I have a question that I am not sure of the answer.
>
> I am doing new(blah) when creating a pointer to a record.
> What I am not sure of is, if I dont do a Dispose(blah) what happens to the
memory that has been assigned to the pointer?
> Obviously if I try to dispose(blah) I can get an access violation etc.
>
> Can some one fill me in here ?
>
> Thanks, Jeremy Coulter
>
>
>
> Jeremy Coulter (Manager)
> Visual Software Solutions
> Christchurch, New Zealand
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> www.vss.co.nz
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