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- /*
- * File......: IDLE.C
- * Author....: Ted Means (with much gratitude to Robert DiFalco)
- * CIS ID....: 73067,3332
- *
- * This function is an original work by Ted Means and is placed in the
- * public domain.
- *
- * Modification history:
- * ---------------------
- *
- * Rev 1.0 01 Jan 1995 03:01:00 TED
- * Initial release
- *
- */
-
-
- /* $DOC$
- * $FUNCNAME$
- * FT_Idle()
- * $CATEGORY$
- * Event
- * $ONELINER$
- * Generate an idle event to allow incremental garbage collection.
- * $SYNTAX$
- * FT_Idle()
- * $ARGUMENTS$
- * None
- * $RETURNS$
- * NIL
- * $DESCRIPTION$
- * During memory-intensive operations that do not generate much in
- * the way of idle states, the Clipper runtime may not get a chance to
- * perform garbage collection of discarded memory. This can eventually
- * lead to any of a variety of memory-related internal errors.
- *
- * This function attempts to alleviate the problem by providing a
- * mechanism by which an idle event can be artifically generated at
- * will. The idle event will cause the CA-Clipper runtime to perform
- * an incremental memory scavenge.
- *
- * This function makes use of an undocumented interal routine. If this
- * this fact makes you uncomfortable then don't use this function, you
- * miserable jello-spined lump of human debris.
- * $EXAMPLES$
- *
- * while Whatever // Some batch process
- *
- * Something() // Create 'n' discard a bunch of stuff
- *
- * FT_Idle() // Take out the garbage
- *
- * end
- * $SEEALSO$
- * FT_OnIdle()
- * $END$
- */
-
- void _evSendId( unsigned int, unsigned int );
-
- void pascal FT_Idle( void )
- {
- _evSendId( 0x5108, 0xFFFF );
-
- return;
- }