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# vtc_free

Deprecated. Releases a string buffer.

## C Language

    void vtc_free ( char *message );

Global Functions

## Arguments

Name | Comments
--- | ---
message | The variable previously passed to a function that allocated memory for a string return value.

vtc_free deallocates a buffer allocated by functions that return strings. These functions have arguments of type `char **`. For example, `char **outvalue`.

Pass vtc_free the variable name of the output argument. For example, after calling

`vtc_retrieve_message ( mypvci, "ColumnName", &myOutValue );`

call

`vtc_free( myOutValue );`.

To free a string array buffer, use vtc_free_list.

## Return Values

No value returned.

## Parameterization

All string input arguments can be passed using standard parameterization.

## C Language Example

    vtc_free( myStringVariable );

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