Fre
Returns the amount of free memory available
Syntax
`
Declare Function Fre ( ByVal value As Long = 0 ) As UInteger
`
Usage
`
result = Fre( [ value ] )
`
Parameters
`value`
Unused dummy parameter kept for backward compatibility; can be ignored.
Return Value
Returns the amount of free memory, in bytes.
Description
Returns the free memory (ram) available, in bytes.
Example
`
Dim mem As UInteger = Fre
Print "Free memory:"
Print
Print mem; " bytes"
Print mem \ 1024; " kilobytes"
Print mem \ (1024 * 1024); " megabytes"
`
Differences from QB

- The "value" argument is not checked, `Fre` will always return the free physical memory available

See also

- `Dim`
- `ReDim`
- `Allocate`