using expanded memory

[Doug]

We need to run a program that requires a largest memory
block of 600k or greater. After attempting many times to
configure this, I am at my wits end... please help...
Here is a listing of my memory information...

655360 bytes total conventional memory
655360 bytes available to MS-DOS
589776 largest executable program size

The largest executable size is too small, and I can't
seem to get it any bigger. This is not a dos based
program, but some of the functions do require the
largests program size to be greater than 600k.

Any suggestions??

 

[Darrell Gorter[MSFT]]

Hello Doug,
is this a Win16 or Win32 program? Or something else?
How are you determing memory? Are you doing this in a CMD prompt or a
command prompt?
Try opening a CMD prompt ( start-run-cmd.exe). 32-bit Enviroment
Now run:
Mem /classfiy >MEM.TXT
This points out which programs are loading and what portion of memory they
are loading it and dumps the output into the mem.txt file.
In the title you mention expanded memory, but below you are looking at
convential memory.
Convential memory makes more sense, since Expanded memory is only done in
pages so 600k blocks are available, you can have 600k, but it needs to be
in page segments.
Also try opening a command prompt:. 16-bit enviroment.
Start - run - Command.com
then run mem /classify >mem1.txt.
The output may be different, since we are loading different things in the
different environments.

Thanks,
Darrell Gorter[MSFT]

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