DISPLAY MEMORY

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Displays information about memory variables in the results pane of the Command window.

Syntax

DISPLAY MEMORY
[TO FILE <filename> | ? | <filename skeleton>]
[TO PRINTER]

TO FILE <filename> | ? | <filename skeleton>

Directs output to the text file <filename>, in addition to the results pane of the Command window. By default, dBASE Plus assigns a .TXT extension to <filename> and saves the file in the current directory. The ? and <filename skeleton> options display a dialog box in which you specify the name of the target file and the directory to save it in.

TO PRINTER

Directs output to the printer in addition to the results pane of the Command window.

Description

Use DISPLAY MEMORY to display the contents and size of a memory variable list. If you haven't used ON KEY or to reassign the F7 key, pressing F7 when the Command window has focus is a quick way to execute DISPLAY MEMORY.

DISPLAY MEMORY displays information about both user-defined and system memory variables. The following information on user-defined memory variables is displayed.

Name

Scope (public, private, local, static or hidden)

Data type

Value

Number of active memory variables

Number of memory variables still available for use

Number of bytes of memory used by character variables

Number of bytes of memory still available for user character variables

Name of the program that initialized private memory variables

The following information on system memory variables is displayed.

Name

Scope (public, private, or hidden)

Data type

Current value

DISPLAY MEMORY pauses when the results pane is full and displays a dialog box prompting you to display another screenful of information. Use the TO FILE clause to send the information to a file. Use the TO PRINTER clause to send the information to the printer. In either case, you can use SET CONSOLE OFF to suppress the display of the information in the results pane.

DISPLAY MEMORY is the same as LIST MEMORY, except that LIST MEMORY does not pause with the first window of information but rather continuously lists the information until complete. This makes LIST MEMORY more appropriate for outputting to a file or printer.