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Function name : GlobalMemoryStatus

Group: Memory Management - Library: kernel32

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The GlobalMemoryStatus function obtains information about the system"s current usage of both physical and virtual memory.

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Code examples:

Displaying OS Memory Status

Declaration:

VOID GlobalMemoryStatus(
  LPMEMORYSTATUS lpBuffer   // memory status structure
);  

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FoxPro declaration:

DECLARE GlobalMemoryStatus IN kernel32 STRING @ lpBuffer
  

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Parameters:

lpBuffer [out] Pointer to a MEMORYSTATUS structure. The GlobalMemoryStatus function stores information about current memory availability into this structure

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Return value:

This function does not return a value

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Comments:

On computers with more than 4 GB of memory, the MEMORYSTATUS structure can return incorrect information.

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