m_get_static

m_get_static_block

This is the initial call to allocate a block of static RAM.


Syntax:          int m_get_static_block(_far *_near *static_ptr, 
                                        unsigned long int DesiredBytes) 
Parameters:      _far * _near * static_ptr - Near pointer to a far pointer
                 The System Manager sets the address pointed to by this parameter 
                 to the 32-bit buffer start address (offset always =0).
                 ulong int DesiredBytes - Desired size in bytes of the static block 
Returns:         0 - if static memory block is successfully allocated 
                 The far pointer is returned to the start of the block. 
                 Any other value indicates an error condition.  Error code is stored in
                 AX.
Related Calls:   m_free_static_block.