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Alloc
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<div class="black"><font color="white" size="-2"><b>Syntax</b></font></div>
<pre class="syntax"><u>Pointer</u> <b>= Alloc (</b> <u>Size</u> AS Integer [ <b>,</b> <u>Count</u> AS Integer ] <b>)</b></pre><p>

Allocates a memory block of <u>Size</u> * <u>Count</u> bytes and returns a pointer on it.
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By default, <u>Count</u> is one.
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<div class="black"><font color="white" size="-2"><b>Syntax</b></font></div>
<pre class="syntax"><u>Pointer</u> <b>= Alloc (</b> <u>String</u> AS String<b>)</b></pre><p>

Allocates a memory block containing the specified string and returns
a pointer on it.
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The size of the memory block is the string length
plus one extra byte for the final null character.
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<hr><b>See also</b><br>
<a href="../cat/extern%3Fen">External Function Management</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;

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