Arrays and freeing memory

[.:: MaStErDoN ::.]

Hi!
I'm working with arrays, saving on them information about files. All works
fine but the problem is that when i finish using them and i remove all the
information using:
for index = array.count to 0 step -1
array.remove(index);
next
i check the task manager and my program is still using 32 mb!!
Is there any way to free memory when i finish using the arrays??

Thanks!

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[Ken Tucker [MVP]]

Hi,

Add these two lines of code.
array=nothing
GC.collect

Ken
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Hi!
I'm working with arrays, saving on them information about files. All works
fine but the problem is that when i finish using them and i remove all the
information using:
for index = array.count to 0 step -1
array.remove(index);
next
i check the task manager and my program is still using 32 mb!!
Is there any way to free memory when i finish using the arrays??

Thanks!

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[Cor Ligthert]

Hi Ken,

Add these two lines of code.
array=nothing
GC.collect

Are you sure of this?

Cor

[Larry Serflaten]

".:: MaStErDoN ::." <an**********@SPAMhotmail.com> wrote

Hi!
I'm working with arrays, saving on them information about files. All works
fine but the problem is that when i finish using them and i remove all the
information using:
for index = array.count to 0 step -1
array.remove(index);
next
i check the task manager and my program is still using 32 mb!!
Is there any way to free memory when i finish using the arrays??

Have you tried using Erase?

LFS

[Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]]

* ".:: MaStErDoN ::." <an**********@SPAMhotmail.com> scripsit:

I'm working with arrays, saving on them information about files. All works
fine but the problem is that when i finish using them and i remove all the
information using:
for index = array.count to 0 step -1
array.remove(index);
next
i check the task manager and my program is still using 32 mb!!
Is there any way to free memory when i finish using the arrays??

You /don't/ need to remove the items if the array variable runs out of
scope. Memory usage as shown by the task manager doesn't have much to
do with how much memory your .NET application really needs. The GC will
free memory "by need".

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