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Can I use DTM as a constant

Hmm no clue, but what do you mean, why would you want to do that for?

I want to use DTM in my main block as well as some function where do I initialize it

From: astoria1112000
Can I use DTM as a constant

From: astoria1112000
I want to use DTM in my main block as well as some function where do I initialize it

You mean that you only want to initialize it once so that you can use it everywhere? Then declare it as a global variable. Eg:

program new;
//include srl here

var
  dtmstring: string;  //<<< global variable when declared outside other functions/procs
  DTM: Integer;       //<<< global variable when declared outside other functions/procs

procedure blahbla;
begin
end;

procedure somemoreblaaaa;
begin
end;

procedure MainLoop;
begin
  DTM := DTMFromString(dtmstring);//initialize dtm at start of script once!
  //dtmstring is the funny string you get: 'CBVnaldsfghiolasndg+asdklans564351'
  blahbla;
  somemoreblaaaa;
end;

begin
  //SetupSRL;
  MainLoop;
end.

wait if it doesnt work now, i will post my code here

Look at this and tell me if its fine

While(True) do
Begin

DTM := DTMFromString('……');
if FindDTM(DTM, x, y,…..) then
…..

FreeDTM(DTM);
End;

You want to put the BEFORE the while loop
like this
DTM := DTMFromString('……');
While (True) Do

That way it's only loaded once! Not over and over :D

What does FreeDTM(DTM) do… Do i need to reinitialize the DTM to use it again

From: astoria1112000
What does FreeDTM(DTM) do… Do i need to reinitialize the DTM to use it again

FreeDTM reallocates/removes the memory that was used to store the DTM so that your script uses less RAM(or cpu?). And yes if you freedtm you have to do dtm := dtmfromstring() again if you want to use it.

Note: The less times you load/unload the better it is in terms of memory management.

So how can I do it if I need to use DTM inside my WHILE LOOP without loading and unloading it inside my loop

LoadDTM
While (Ture) Do
Begin
  Stuff
  If FindDTM Then
  Stuff
End;
FreeDTM;

Like that

From: astoria1112000
So how can I do it if I need to use DTM inside my WHILE LOOP without loading and unloading it inside my loop

load it before starting the loop and unload it after the loop.

E: Damn ninja'd by YoHoJo

I terminate my script manually so is there a way to FreeDTM when I stop the script (Clicking RED STOP button)

From: astoria1112000
I terminate my script manually so is there a way to FreeDTM when I stop the script (Clicking RED STOP button)

I think its automatically freed. But you can do this:

AddOnTerminate('name_of_procedure_or_function');

put the freedtm in a procedure and call addonterminate at the start of the script. That way the dtm will be freed for sure.

Note: You have to include srl to use addonterminate.

Thank you guys for your help, Script 90% done