Microsoft KB Archive/42142

MSJ BYTIME: C Dynamic Memory Allocation Techniques

PSS ID Number: Q42142 Article last modified on 04-16-1991

MS-DOS

Summary: The following is a summary of the program found in the “Microsoft Systems Journal” and in the Software/Data Library: Issue: September 1987, Vol. 2, No. 4, pages 35-45 Title: “Dynamic Allocation Techniques for Memory Management in C Programs” Author: Steve Schustack Keyword: BYTIME BYTIME can be found in the Software/Data Library by searching on the keyword BYTIME, the Q number of this article, or S10001. BYTIME was archived using the PKware file-compression utility. The following text is taken from the cover of the “Microsoft Systems Journal”: How well memory is managed can make a real difference in the performance of a program, particularly those programs that process unpredictable amounts of data. Dynamically allocating memory to hold array and linked list data provides your programs with extra flexibility and utility.

More Information: The contents of the archived file, BYTIME (3051 bytes), are: File: BYTIME.TXT

Size: 7811 bytes Function: All source code for BY_TIME program. Sorts a DIR output into a linked list by file modification time and displays it.