sys.memAvail

Syntax sys.memAvail ()

Params None required.

Action Determines the number of bytes of memory available in the System's memory space.

Returns A number indicating the number of bytes available in the System's memory space.

Examples sys.memAvail ()

   » 2103164928

string.kBytes (sys.memAvail ())

   » "2053868K"

string.megabyteString (sys.memAvail ())

   » "2005.7MB"

Notes This is not the same number displayed in the Finder's About window, which is the size of the largest single block available in the System's memory space.

This is an advanced Frontier verb of primary interest to implementers and advanced scripters. It is not necessary to understand it to use Frontier effectively for most tasks.

See Also string.KBytes

string.megabyteString

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