More memory was required than is available. For example, there may not be enough memory to allocate a file buffer. In DOS - Reduce the size of your DOS buffers - Eliminate any terminate-and-stay resident programs - Eliminate some device drivers In QuickBASIC - Try placing a $DYNAMIC metacommand at the top of your program if you have large arrays - Unload any document or source files that are in memory but not needed - Make your programs smaller - Try to put your routines into a Quick library ERR code: 7