Memory Usage

Panorama X is RAM based for maximum database speed. Unlike most other database programs, Panorama does not ever use your computer’s drives for data operations.

Since Panorama X is a 64 bit application, the memory available for database is virtually unlimited. You can check current usage by choosing PanoramaX>Memory Usage. As shown here, even a database with over a quarter of a million records doesn’t make a dent in the available memory (this database contains records for all aircraft registered in the United States as of 2016).

Note: The Memory Usage window only shows the memory used for data, it does not show usage for forms, objects, or procedure code.

#### Opening Database Windows

Click on any row in the Memory Usage window to see a pop-up menu listing all of the open windows for that database. Choosing an item from this menu brings that window to the front.

If a database has no open windows, the menu will contain one item, Open Data Sheet. Choosing this will open the data sheet for this database, making it visible.

#### Automatic Memory Allocation

All memory allocation in Panorama X is completely automatic. If you used Panorama 6 or earlier, you may have needed to manually allocate memory in the past. In Panorama 6 the default was 200 megabytes, you had to edit the initialization file and relaunch to increase the allocation. In Panorama X there is no configuration – it just automatically uses what it needs. Panorama 6 also had special allocations for formula buffers and expression stack that were set manually. In Panorama X these allocations are made automatically, and they have unlimited size.

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History

Version | Status | Notes
10.0 | Updated | Carried over from Panorama 6.0, but all memory allocation is now automatic.