ID Number: Q67707
3.00
WINDOWS
Summary:
Windows version 3.0 does not support static data segments that are
larger than one memory segment (64K). This limitation has been removed
from Windows version 3.1. In Windows version 3.0, Windows reserves the
right to load any segment from the executable file into any location
in memory. Because the loader does not necessarily load consecutive
segments into contiguous memory, data structures such as huge arrays
that require consecutive memory blocks are not guaranteed to be loaded
correctly.
Under Windows 3.0, if an application requires a huge array, allocate
the array dynamically, at run time, rather than statically, at compile
time. This can be done by using the GlobalAlloc function to obtain a
memory block that is accessed through a huge pointer.
Additional reference words: 3.00 3.10