Microsoft KB Archive/89670

= Configuring FoxBASE+ Memory Use in CONFIG.FX =

PSS ID Number: 89670

Article Last Modified on 10/23/1999

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft FoxBASE+ for MS-DOS 2.1

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This article was previously published under Q89670



SUMMARY
The CONFIG.FX configuration file provides a number of settings to customize memory use. The text below documents these variables and provides recommended setting values.



MORE INFORMATION
The MVARSIZ value specifies the amount of memory (in kilobytes) allocated to hold variables. The default setting is 6. The recommended setting (to improve performance) is 3.

The BUCKET value specifies the amount of memory (in kilobytes) allocated to hold picture clauses. The default setting is 4. The recommended setting (to improve performance) is 1.

The HMEMORY value specifies the amount of memory (in kilobytes) allocated to hold the history. The default setting is 4. (In the runtime version of FoxBASE+, the default setting is 0.) The recommended setting (to improve performance) is 1.

FoxBASE+ also uses a temporary file for memory management. The name of this temporary file and its location cannot be changed.

Keywords: KB89670

Technology: kbAudDeveloper kbFoxBASE210DOS kbFoxBASESearch kbFoxproSearch

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