Find System's Total Ram

[CyberSlug]

1) What the best/fastest way to find total installed memory?

2) Why isn't there an @RAM macro or something?

[GEOSoft]

I'm all for this one. I've asked the question before.

[Jos]

this is what I use at the moment.....

; memory.exe ==> http://www.jsiinc.com/SUBB/tip0900/rh0985.htm
fileinstall("memory.exe", EnvGet("TEMP") & "\memory.exe")
runwait(@comspec & " /c " & EnvGet("TEMP") & "\memory.exe >mem.txt", EnvGet("TEMP"),@sw_hide)
$mem = filereadline(EnvGet("TEMP") & "\mem.txt")
if @error = 0 then
  msgbox(0,"mem",$mem)
endif 
filedelete(EnvGet("TEMP") & "\memory.exe")
filedelete(EnvGet("TEMP") & "\mem.txt")

[GEOSoft]

this is what I use at the moment.....

; memory.exe ==> http://www.jsiinc.com/SUBB/tip0900/rh0985.htm
fileinstall("memory.exe", EnvGet("TEMP") & "\memory.exe")
runwait(@comspec & " /c " & EnvGet("TEMP") & "\memory.exe >mem.txt", EnvGet("TEMP"),@sw_hide)
$mem = filereadline(EnvGet("TEMP") & "\mem.txt")
if @error = 0 then
  msgbox(0,"mem",$mem)
endif 
filedelete(EnvGet("TEMP") & "\memory.exe")
filedelete(EnvGet("TEMP") & "\mem.txt")

Perhaps you wrote that a while back? I think I would be replacing

EnvGet("TEMP") with @TempDir.

[Jos]

Perhaps you wrote that a while back?  I think I would be replacing

EnvGet("TEMP") with @TempDir. 

I believe it was at least yesterday!!! .. can't keep up with the new features that are rolled out each day !!!

[MattNis]

I don't like the idea of using outside programs...

just quickly open the system properties (SYSDM.CPL) in SW_HIDE or SW_MINIMIZE form.

Then read Static15 (or whichever it may be) and then close it. You can even quickly read in all the Static fields and see which one has "KB RAM" in it. Should take less than half a second.

[Somerset]

command.com /c mem > mem.txt

or cmd .c mem > mem.txt

you can use either one and hide when it opens with run command in autoit.

[sykes]

I used to just use the mem dos command on win9X but it doesn't give you the same information on Windows2000 or XP. I agree that Autoit should have this built in, but the file memory.exe (That JdeB posted) does work wonderfully using FileInstall and FileDelete.

[Valik]

Thanks Larry, I'll take a look at that, I've been needing to write something to get the total RAM for another small project, but I didn't know where in the API to do it.

Hahah at your signature, by the way, I started to suggest you should make it your signature on the forum when I read that on the list, but then I decided you would probably have already changed it before I could get the email since to the list anyway.

[Valik]

That structure has some pretty neat stuff. It has:

MemoryLoad (Percentage of memory in use)

Total physical RAM

Available physical RAM

Total Pagefile

Available Pagefile

Total virtual

Available virtual

How does a function sound? Something that either returns an array filled with the information above, or the function takes a flag argument and returns whichever 1 of the above is associated with that flag. Now that we actually know what to use, this is very simple to implement.

[CyberSlug]

I also like the idea of a function or array.

Next question: What about CPU speed/type?

Well, I suppose EnvGet("PROCESSOR_IDENTIFIER") works okay for CPU type.

[Valik]

I also like the idea of a function or array.

Next question:  What about CPU speed/type?

Well, I suppose EnvGet("PROCESSOR_IDENTIFIER") works okay for CPU type.

I just finished GetMemoryStats() which returns a 7 element array containing all the items I listed above. I need to write the docs on it now, then send it to Jon.

The processor type/speed is another of the things I needed for my small project (Not AutoIt-related). I thought I had written some rough code to get those, but I don't see it so maybe I just looked at the API for it and nothing more. I'll take a look and see how much trouble that is and if it's not too bad, I'll submit something along with GetMemoryStats().

[sykes]

There is also an external program for this called "chkcpu.exe". It returns as much or as little information you need about the processor.

CPU Identification Utility

[GEOSoft]

There is also an external program for this called "chkcpu.exe".  It returns as much or as little information you need about the processor.

CPU Identification Utility

It.s hit and miss. I use it once in a while but I would rather see a function to do it. You can also often read it from the registry.

[CyberSlug]

for CPU speed... I dunno what systems... but mine is at...

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\~MHZ

Thanks--I never new that! Works on XP at least.

Edit: What about laptops that could change their cpu speed? I assume the registry key refers to max speed (or basline speed when Windows was last booted) instead of current speed.

Edited January 31, 2004 by CyberSlug

[sykes]

Found a link that may be usefull

Getting Hardware Information

[Bartokv]

for CPU speed... I dunno what systems... but mine is at...

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\~MHZ

The sytem memory information appears to reside within the following registry key/value:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\HARDWARE\RESOURCEMAP\System Resources\Physical Memory\.Translated

I haven't been able to find any supporting documentation on this; but it appears that this string contains the offsets for the processor cache, as well as any SIMM/DIMM bays with installed chips.

If this is true, then there should be a way to use these offsets to calculate how much physical memory exists on the system. Unfortunately I've not found a way to reliably translate these values (yet).

[GEOSoft]

The sytem memory information appears to reside within the following registry key/value:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\HARDWARE\RESOURCEMAP\System Resources\Physical Memory\.Translated

And that key only appears on XP and maybe Win 2000 systems. It does not appear with 9x systems.