Re: Delphi 7 conversion issue

From: Bjørge Sæther (bjorge_at_hahaha_itte.no)
Date: 07/27/04 

Date: Tue, 27 Jul 2004 13:38:39 +0200

Thanatos wrote:
>> Under D7 on Windows 98 I get an illegal operation error when
>> DestroyHandle is called in some circumstances. What is the cause of
>> this error? Is it still necessary to free resources in this manner
>> for W98?
>
> I've never heard that freeing resources manually is neccesary in
> order to make an application function correctly. You should rely on
> the OS to handle resources. It shouldn't be your concern if a user's
> computer doesn't have sufficient resources available. If it doesn't,
> it simply doesn't meet the system requirements. In general, it is bad
> practice to resort to these kinds of methods, and I would strongly
> recommend against them.

You are kind of responsible, when creating an application for Win9x
plattform that uses a lot of GUI resources. If it can't be done,
then...well, OK, but what he's trying to do is simply reducing the GUI
"impact" of his application. Fair enough. 

-- 
Regards,
Bjørge Sæther
bjorge@haha_itte.no
-------------------------------------
I'll not spend any money on American Software products
until armed forces are out of Iraq.

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