I have to do this in one of my apps. I store all the text in a database then load a chunk at a time, just enough to fill the display. Then when the user scrolls, I load the next chunk.
"Régis Daniel de Oliveira" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Hi all!!! > > There is on my application a form that have a read only text field. This > field is used to show a messages that is generated from server to the > palm. > > There is a database that stores all these messages. > Mostly times, this message have about 100 lines. So, what I do is create a > Char Pointer, allocate memory to it with MemPtrNew, set the text to the > field with FldSetTextHandle and free the memory used. > > But, suppose that now, i need to display a message that will have about > 10000 lines. Which is the correct aproach to use, that will make able to > show this message, without risk of getting a "out of memory" error? > > Ps.: Some applications that we use to see texts documents on Palm, like > DocumentsToGo, may use a similar technic. > > Thanks! > -- For information on using the PalmSource Developer Forums, or to unsubscribe, please see http://www.palmos.com/dev/support/forums/
