Out of Memory error while loading bitmap

Hi,

In a program I load three new bitmaps each time when the user clicks on a table. Each bitmap has a size of 320 *240 and is displayed with a size of 80 * 60.

The code used to load and display the three bitmaps is:

bmpsrc1.New1(PhotoPath & Photo1)
drawer1.DrawImage1(bmpsrc1.Value,rectsrc1.Value,rectdes1.Value,true)
drawer1.Refresh2(rectdes1.Value)

bmpsrc2.New1(PhotoPath & Photo2)
drawer2.DrawImage1(bmpsrc2.Value,rectsrc2.Value,rectdes2.Value,true)
drawer2.Refresh2(rectdes2.Value)

bmpsrc3.New1(PhotoPath & Photo3)
drawer3.DrawImage1(bmpsrc3.Value,rectsrc3.Value,rectdes3.Value,true)
drawer3.Refresh2(rectdes3.Value)


On the PDA only, after 21 clicks I get the error message: OutOfMemoryException on the line bmpsrc3.New1(PhotoPath & Photo3)

I fear that each bmpsrc*.New1 statement claims additional memory, but I do not know:

1) How to free the memory used by previous bitmaps.

2) What the maximum size is of the memory made available for an application.

Please some help.


Harry

 

I think that all libs have a dispose property, so you can ...dispose.... of the previous image before showing the new one....

 

Erel, Paulo,

Thanks for your help. I exercised already with dispose, but forgot to add the object again.

Harry