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3 Disk Swapping
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If insufficient EMM is available to contain swapped segments, a
temporary disk file (the swap file) is created to hold them.
By default, the VMM will use a maximum of 8MB of disk space for
the swap file. Disk space is used only as needed.
Configuration: The maximum size of the disk swap file can be
controlled using the SWAPK setting in the CLIPPER environment
variable. Valid settings are from 256 to 64000 (256K to
64MB). The SWAPK setting has no effect on VMM swapping
activity; it merely serves to establish an upper limit on the
size of the swap file. If the limit is exceeded, the VMM will
terminate the application.
Example: SET CLIPPER=SWAPK:16000
Configuration: The disk drive and directory where the VMM swap
file is created can be controlled using the SWAPPATH setting in
the CLIPPER environment variable. By default, the swap file is
created in the current DOS directory.
Example: SET CLIPPER=SWAPPATH:'C:\SWAP'
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