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Startup Command and Parameter Reference
Startup Parameter Descriptions : No Garbage Collection (-nogc)
 

No Garbage Collection (-nogc)

Use No Garbage Collection (-nogc) to disable automatic garbage collection of class-based objects. By default, the AVM automatically deletes .NET objects and ABL objects when there are no remaining references to the object. When -nogc is specified, the application assumes the responsibility of deleting .NET objects and ABL objects explicitly, using the DELETE OBJECT statement. If -nogc is specified, .NET objects and ABL objects that are not explicitly deleted are deleted when the session ends, and the AVM does not invoke any destructors for the class.
Operating system and syntax
Windows
-nogc
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Client Session
For more information on garbage collection, see OpenEdge Development: ABL Reference and OpenEdge Development: Object-oriented Programming.