DOCUMENT:Q92436 04-DEC-1999 [win16sdk] TITLE :SAMPLE: Demonstration of Using _fmalloc PRODUCT :Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit PROD/VER:WINDOWS:3.1 OPER/SYS: KEYWORDS:kbfile kbsample kb16bitonly kbOSWin310 ====================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information in this article applies to: - Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit (SDK) 3.1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY ======= Smart Alloc (SMART) allows programmers to experiment using the _fmalloc() function in the Microsoft Windows operating system. It is a companion program for the technical article in the MSDN "Allocating Memory the Old Fashioned Way: malloc and Windows Applications." MORE INFORMATION ================ The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download Center: Smart.exe (http://download.microsoft.com/download/platformsdk/demo98/3.1/W31/EN-US/SMART.EXE) For additional information about how to download Microsoft Support files, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: Q119591 How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services Microsoft used the most current virus detection software available on the date of posting to scan this file for viruses. Once posted, the file is housed on secure servers that prevent any unauthorized changes to the file. With Smart Alloc and Heap Walker, programmers can interactively explore the behavior of _fmalloc(), _ffree(), GlobalAlloc(), GlobalFree(), and _heapmin(). They can allocate memory either using GlobalAlloc() or _fmalloc(), or from a DLL. They can determine when and how memory is allocated easily, without recompiling. The source code for Smart Alloc also demonstrates some interesting features. Smart Alloc is a multiple-instance, large-model application when compiled with Microsoft C/C++ version 7.0. Another interesting feature of Smart Alloc is that it includes a dynamic link library (DLL) that intercepts all calls SMART.EXE makes to GlobalAlloc(), GlobalReAlloc(), and GlobalFree(). Smart Alloc was built with Microsoft C/C++ version 7.0 and tested under Microsoft Windows version 3.1. Additional query words: malloc free large model GMEM_SHARE softlib SMART.EXE GMEM_DDESHARE GlobalAllocPtr GlobalFreePtr ====================================================================== Keywords : kbfile kbsample kb16bitonly kbOSWin310 Technology : kbAudDeveloper kbWin3xSearch kbSDKSearch kbWinSDKSearch kbWinSDK310 Version : WINDOWS:3.1 ============================================================================= THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE MICROSOFT KNOWLEDGE BASE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. MICROSOFT DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES SO THE FOREGOING LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY. Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1999.