GUI memory usage

[JackDinn]

iv noticed that if i have a little GUI come up to notify the user of something or other that when i delete the GUI i dont get the memory back? i found that if i minimize it first and then delete it i do ?

now what iv had to do is to minimize all my GUI's before either putting them in the tray (@SW_HIDE)ing them if they are supposed to continue running in the background and the same for popup notification GUI's i cant just delete them as the memory usage remains the same so i minimize them and then delete them, it works, i get the memory usage back but it has a side affect, sometimes the mere fact that im minimizing a non active GUI steals focus for a second and causes problems, i would like to find a way not to have do this minimizing of my GUI's before i can hide/delete them.

Any1 any idea's?

try it out, make a GUI watch the mem usage then have a button to hide/delete it, the mem usage stays the same. now try minimizing it first !

any help is most appreciated, thx

[JackDinn]

ok found the answer in the end, i did search "GUI memory minimize" but couldn't find an answer.

anyhow i found it here http://www.autoitscript.com/forum/index.ph...mp;#entry133769 by trolling through all the post and just stumbled across it.

Edited March 14, 2009 by JackDinn

[martin]

ok found the answer in the end, i did search "GUI memory minimize" but couldn't find an answer.

anyhow i found it here http://www.autoitscript.com/forum/index.ph...mp;#entry133769 by trolling through all the post and just stumbled across it.

What was it you found? The link you gave doesn't tell us.

[JackDinn]

aye it's a bit of a hunt init ,

; Reduce memory usage
; Author wOuter ( mostly )

Func _ReduceMemory($i_PID = -1)
    
    If $i_PID <> -1 Then
        Local $ai_Handle = DllCall("kernel32.dll", 'int', 'OpenProcess', 'int', 0x1f0fff, 'int', False, 'int', $i_PID)
        Local $ai_Return = DllCall("psapi.dll", 'int', 'EmptyWorkingSet', 'long', $ai_Handle[0])
        DllCall('kernel32.dll', 'int', 'CloseHandle', 'int', $ai_Handle[0])
    Else
        Local $ai_Return = DllCall("psapi.dll", 'int', 'EmptyWorkingSet', 'long', -1)
    EndIf
    
    Return $ai_Return[0]
EndFunc;==> _ReduceMemory()

well worked a treat for me anyhow