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Example

When used in a Score recording session, this statement makes the cast member Fog the transition

for the frame that Lingo is currently recording:

set the frameTransition to member "Fog"

freeBlock()

Syntax

the freeBlock

Description

Function; indicates the size of the largest free contiguous block of memory, in bytes. A kilobyte

(K) is 1024 bytes. A megabyte (MB) is 1024 kilobytes. Loading a cast member requires a free

block at least as large as the cast member.

Example

This statement determines whether the largest contiguous free block is smaller than 10K and

displays an alert if it is:

if (the freeBlock < (10 * 1024)) then alert "Not enough memory!"

See also

freeBytes(), memorySize, ramNeeded(), size

freeBytes()

Syntax

the freeBytes

Description

Function; indicates the total number of bytes of free memory, which may not be contiguous. A

kilobyte (K) is 1024 bytes. A megabyte (MB) is 1024 kilobytes.

This function differs from

freeBlock in that it reports all free memory, not just

contiguous memory.

On the Macintosh, selecting Use System Temporary Memory in the Director General Preferences

or in a projector’s Options dialog box tells the

freeBytes function to return all the free memory

that is available to the application. This amount equals the application’s allocation shown in its

Get Info dialog box and the Largest Unused Block value in the About This Macintosh dialog box.

Example

This statement checks whether more than 200K of memory is available and plays a color movie

if it is:

if (the freeBytes > (200 * 1024)) then play movie "colorMovie"