DosFreeResource

Bindings:  C, MASM 

This call frees a resource loaded by DosGetResource2. 

 DosFreeResource      (ResAddr) 
 

 ResAddr (PBYTE) - input 
    The address of the resource to free. 

 rc (USHORT) - return 
    Return code descriptions are: 

    0         NO_ERROR 
    6         ERROR_ACCESS_DENIED 
 
 Remarks 

 DosFreeResource is used to free resources obtained with DosGetResource2. 

 After the last reference to a resource is freed, the memory becomes 
 available for reuse by the system. However, the memory is not reused 
 until the system determines it cannot satisfy a memory allocation 
 request. This allows the resource to remain in memory in case the process 
 issues another DosGetResource2 call. The system thus avoids having to 
 reread the contents of the resource from disk.