PRB: "Dynamic Memory Exhausted" Error When Building .EXE File

 Last reviewed: April 17, 1995
Article ID: Q101799
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft FoxPro for MS-DOS, versions 2.0, 2.5, and 2.5a

SYMPTOMS

When you are building a stand-alone .EXE file in FoxPro for MS-DOS, a "Dynamic memory exhausted" error occurs.

CAUSE

There is not enough conventional memory to build the .EXE file, since the WATCOM linker (WLINK8.EXE) uses only conventional memory.

RESOLUTION

To make more conventional memory available:

  1. Remove the DOSMEM=ON line (if it exists) from the CONFIG.FP file.

  2. Perform a "clean" boot by removing unnecessary device drivers and memory- resident programs from the AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS files.

MORE INFORMATION

The FoxPro Distribution Kit uses the WATCOM linker to create stand-alone .EXE files in FoxPro for MS-DOS.

REFERENCES

"Library Construction Kit" manual, version 2.5

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Last reviewed: April 17, 1995
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