PRB: "API Library Not Found" in Low-Memory SituationsID: Q111671 2.50b MACINTOSH kbinterop kbprg kbprb The information in this article applies to:
SYMPTOMSWhen you are running BEAUTIFY.APP, the utility that helps you make cosmetic changes to the appearance of a program file, the following error message box appears: API Library not found. The message box contains Cancel, Suspend, and Ignore push buttons. If you choose Ignore, the following error message appears: File 'fdbeautify.prg' does not exist. This message box contains Cancel, Suspend, and Ignore push bush buttons as well. If you choose Ignore, the original error message box appears. CAUSEThere is not enough memory to load the API library that BEAUTIFY.APP references. An API library is a file that contains functions accessible to other programs. Many programs included with FoxPro for Macintosh, including BEAUTIFY.APP, use API libraries to perform tasks. The API libraries that come with FoxPro for Macintosh can be found in the System Folder:Extensions folder and end with the extension ".MLB". RESOLUTIONIf the above error occurs, it is best to choose Cancel. To clear the Beautification Options window that was left behind because the program was canceled, do the following: 1. From the Window menu, choose Command to gain access to the Command window. 2. In the Command window, issue the following command: CLEAR WINDOWS To free more memory, try any or all of the following suggestions until the error does not recur:
For more information about managing memory on the Macintosh, see the appropriate sections in the "Macintosh User's Guide." MORE INFORMATIONSteps to Reproduce BehaviorNOTE: It is easiest to reproduce this behavior on a Macintosh with 8 or fewer megabytes of RAM. 1. In the Finder, determine the amount of RAM available on the system by choosing About The Macintosh from the Apple menu. From this information, make adjustments to the memory allocated to FoxPro. The goal is to allocate all available memory in the system heap so that there is not enough free memory for the Shared Library Manager to load FOXDOC.MLB, the API library that BEAUTIFY.APP needs in order to function. If, for example, there is a total of 8 MB available and the largest unused block is 5.7 MB, change the preferred allocation to FoxPro to 5600K. Memory allocation to applications is specified by selecting the application icon and choosing Get Info from the File menu. 2. Create a short program file such as the following: X=1 DO WHILE x<3 x=x+1 ENDDO 3. With the program file still open, choose Beautify from the Program menu. Additional reference words: FoxMac 2.50b ASLM errmsg err msg KBCategory: kbinterop kbprg kbprb KBSubcategory: Keywords : kberrmsg kbinterop kbprb kbprg Version : 2.50b Platform : MACINTOSH |
Last Reviewed: May 21, 1998 |