Re: CLOSE and FREE

Posted in 1995

Kerry Sainsbury — Sun, 08 Jan 1995 00:31:27 +1200 — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

In article <D203p4.FGq@cix.compulink.co.uk>, akent@cix.compulink.co.uk ("Andy Kent") wrote: > Can anyone offer an explanation of what the CLOSE and FREE statements > actually do, in terms of what each one frees up. ... and why I should use them, ... and why there isn't a FREE imbedded inside CLOSE (if FREE is a Good Thing) ... and what happens if I FREE without CLOSEing first. ... and how much resource (memory?) does FREE free? I asked all these questions of Informix NZ about 6 months ago, but the guy really had no idea what the answers were. Neither do I Regards, Kerry S --------------------------------------,------------------------------------- Kerry Sainsbury, kerry@kcbbs.gen.nz | THE INFORMIX FAQ Quanta Systems, Auckland, New Zealand | kcbbs.gen.nz:/informix/* | mathcs.emory.edu:/pub/informix/faq/* +64 9 377-4473 (work) 276-5546 (home) | quasar.ucar.edu:/?