I have noticed that VFP can use memory rather recklessly, so I use the following


tc_totmem=SYS(1001)
tn_realmem=VAL(tc_totmem)/4
tc_mem=SYS(3050,2) && default background memory!

IF VAL(tc_mem) > 10000000
=SYS(3050,1,VAL(tc_mem))
ELSE
=SYS(3050,1,tn_realmem/4)
=SYS(3050,2,tn_realmem/4)
ENDIF

tc_f = ALLTRIM(STR( INT(VAL(SYS(3050,1))/1000000))) && foreground
tc_b = ALLTRIM(STR( INT(VAL(SYS(3050,2))/1000000))) && background
WAIT " This system uses " + tc_f + " MB ram per session " WINDOW NOWAIT


Seems to do the job for most situations! I found that the background/foreground thing was a nuisance, so I set them the same! Seemed to improve screen swaps!

I found some cases where less memory ran faster !