From: ao950 AT FreeNet DOT Carleton DOT CA (Paul Derbyshire)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject: Re: system() under '95
Date: 16 Mar 1997 11:32:24 GMT
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"J. Boer" (jboer AT blue DOT weeg DOT uiowa DOT edu) writes:
> hello,
> 	I am using sysytem() to call 
> one 2.02 djgpp program with another 
> it worker for about 50+-20 times then
> gets 
> Load error: no DOS memory
> does anyone have a fix for this problem.
> 
> thanks
> jason

2.02? You mean 2.01 right?

Anyways, it sounds as if system() has a slow memory leak. It possibly
allocates DOS memory and forgets to free it. Unfortunately, only DJ or
Eli, or else some wizard with system() source can fix it.


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