Ron-
I think the OS keeps track of DmNewHandle allocations in the appInfo block
of the application's runtime (NOT the DB appInfo block) and cleans up after
apps quit....if there was a crash, at each reset, the OS walks the data
heap to make sure all chunks are attached to a DB and if not it frees them,
since no one has a refernce to the chunk, it can be safely freed.
Alan Pinstein
Synergy Solutions, Inc.
http://www.synsolutions.com
1-800-210-5293
>> Memory allocated by DmNewHandle is a bit risky because such memory
>> isn't associated with a database. It is orhpaned memory. This means
>> the user can't delete it. Orhpaned memory is cleaned up when Palm OS
>> is reset ...
>
>Is there any way to test for orphaned data memory? Perhaps a count
>during startapp and stopapp to debug any potential leaks?
>
>DmNewHandle was suggested as a place to store a temporary array that
>is too big for the dynamic heap. I suppose the alternative is to
>create and destroy temporary databases. If so, is there a way to get
>a unique temporary db name?
>
>Thanks,
>
>- Ron Nicholson
