palm-dev-forum- Yes, I know *exactly* how much space I will need.
I could do as you suggest, but that is more work that isn't necessary since 1) my app is a limited to a specific use, not general use, and 2) i don't yield to other processes during the data gathering, so nothing else can chew up the memory. So again I'll ask, What is the proper way to find the storage heap on a particular card? ie, differentiate the storage heap from the dynamic heap and the rom heaps? Thanks again for any help. Cheers, Ted -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Re: Storage Heap From: Keith Rollin (view other messages by this author) Date: Thu, 25 Apr 2002 19:49:57 At 10:41 PM -0400 4/25/02, Ted Lowery wrote: >I want to examine the size of my storage heap before I begin a large >data gathering process, since there is no reason to start the >process if it will run out of database storage along the way. It sounds like you have some idea how much space you'll need before hand. Why not pre-allocate that space and then fill it up as you gather your data? If the pre-allocation fails, then you'll have the same answer as if you took your suggested approach. And pre-allocating has the benefit of making sure you'll still have room towards the end of your data gathering process (that is, nothing else will be able to come along and eat up the space you previously thought was there). -- Keith Storage Heap -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Ted Lowery (view other messages by this author) Date: Thu, 25 Apr 2002 19:46:30 palm-dev-forum, What is the proper way to find the storage heap on a particular card? Examining card 0, I find 3 heaps, #0 seems to be the ROM heap, #1 seems to be the storage heap, and #2 seems to be the dynamic heap, but I can't see a way from the flags to tell the diff from the dynamic heap and the storage heap. I want to examine the size of my storage heap before I begin a large data gathering process, since there is no reason to start the process if it will run out of database storage along the way. Thanks for your help. -- For information on using the Palm Developer Forums, or to unsubscribe, please see http://www.palmos.com/dev/support/forums/
