After experiencing problems over the past few weeks, I am convinced that the C compiler I am using simply does not provide enough memory for my needs. Among other things: I wrote a simple program with nothing more than a single call to malloc(). The results: when I approach 50-60,000 bytes, it returns that malloc failed. The size of my data has now grown to a point where I do need this much memory and more. Until now, I have been running a C compiler I downloaded for free from the internet called, I believe, pacific c. I run it in DOS, through the command 'pacc'. I have just found out that there are C compilers that run through windows, not DOS. Maybe this is actually the standard; I do not know. From comments I have heard, it is my understanding that there are C compilers out there which provide much, much more memory than 50-60K. So my questions are: What compilers are you people out there using? How did you get them? Are they free or at least inexpensive? Do you know any links? (Note that at this point I do not need C++.) I would be very grateful for help in this, because this problem is greatly impeding my progress.

All are free: gcc.gnu.org http://www.delorie.com/djgpp/ Borland C++ 5.5 http://www.borland.com/products/downloads/download_cbuilder.html

Hi Harris, Try to use gcc.gnu.org Sajid Mohammed sajleo@yahoo.com

I use Bloodshed Dev C/C++ mingw compiler. It is a GUI compiler that compiles libs, dlls, console proggies, Windows programs, etc. And it's free.