Reduce the memory usage.

[DevGrp]

Ok, there has been a number of complaints about programs written in the .NET Framework using lots of memory. Here is a way to reduce it using P-Invoke.

You need to import the function SetProcessWorkingSetSize.

<DllImport("kernel32.dll")> _
Public Shared Function SetProcessWorkingSetSize(ByVal handle As IntPtr, _
        ByVal min As Int32, _
        ByVal max As Int32) _
        As Boolean
End Function

Now call the function. You can place this in the constructor.

Dim proc As Process = Process.GetCurrentProcess()
Me.SetProcessWorkingSetSize(proc.Handle, -1, -1)

C# Version

[DllImport("kernel32.dll")]
public static extern bool SetProcessWorkingSetSize(System.IntPtr handle, int min, int max);

Process proc = Process.GetCurrentProcess();
SetProcessWorkingSetSize(proc.Handle, -1, -1);

Also, make sure you have a reference to System.Diagnostics and System.Runtime.InteropServices.