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Command Definitions C-E
DEALLOCATE
DEALLOCATE
Deallocates a program or procedure previously loaded into memory with the ALLOCATE
command.
Syntax
DEALLOCATE[ PROGRAM | PROCEDURE ] ,name
Parameters
PROGRAM The program file indicated by name is deallocated. Default.
PROCEDURE The code segment containing the procedure specified by name in
SL.PUB.SYS is deallocated.
name The name of the program file or procedure to be deallocated.
Operation Notes
DEALLOCATE immediately releases table entries belonging to a program file or procedure
that has been allocated. If the program is currently executing, the command takes effect
once the program or procedure is no longer in use.
You may use a comma (,), a semicolon (;), and an equal sign (=) as delimiters.
NOTE NM and CM loader error messages are reported differently, allowing you to
determine the system in which the error occurred.
NM Loader Error: ErrMessage (LDERR nnnn)
CM Loader Error: ErrMessage (LOAD ERR nnnn)
Use
This command may be issued from a session, job, program, or in BREAK. Pressing Break
has no effect on this command. Any program for which a user has EXECUTE access can be
deallocated. A user with system supervisor (OP) capability can deallocate any program.
Example
To deallocate a program file named PROGEX, enter:
DEALLOCATE PROGEX
DEALLOCATE does not give back memory; it gives back table entries.
Related Information
Commands ALLOCATE