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 Integer = 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