Out of String Space in Visual Basic 6

Question

We are getting an error in a VB6 application that sends data back and forth over TCP sockets. We get a runtime error \"out of string space\". Has anyone seen this or have

Answer 1

It sounds like you are appending a string often. You could try using a StringBuilder class

Also, it could be you have some stale objects that contain strings hanging around that aren't being used and should be freed. Check for circular references perhaps by logging object allocation/frees in Class_Initialize/Class_Finalize