How do I free a PixMap from memory?

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tonyg

If you create in in it's own function you can use local mypixmap:TPixmap=loadpixmap("blah.png"), extract your colours and when you exit the function the pixmap will be gone. e.g. Going out of scope.

Graphics 640 , 480
GCSetMode 2 ' Turn off auto-GC and do it manually
GCCollect()
Print "Before we start " + GCMemAlloced()
extract_colours("max.png")
GCCollect()
Print "Pixmap gone " + GCMemAlloced()
Function extract_colours(filename:String)
	GCCollect()
	Print "Pre-pixmap " + GCMemAlloced()
	Local mypixmap:TPixmap = LoadPixmap(filename)
	GCCollect()
	Print "Post pixmap " + GCMemAlloced()
End Function

and pixmap=null

Graphics 640 , 480
GCSetMode 2
GCCollect()
Print "Before we start " + GCMemAlloced()
'extract_colours("max.png")
Local mypixmap:TPixmap=LoadPixmap("max.png")
GCCollect()
Print "Pixmap alloc " + GCMemAlloced()
mypixmap = Null
GCCollect()
Print "Pixmap nulled " + GCMemAlloced()

<Edit> You do know that Bmax has auto-garbage collection... don't you?"