Use Hardlimit (-hardlimit) to force OpenEdge to adhere to the set limits for Directory Size (-D), Local Buffer Size (-l), Maximum Memory (-mmax), and Nested Blocks (-nb).

Directory Size (-D), Local Buffer Size (-l), Maximum Memory (-mmax), and Nested Blocks (-nb) are by default soft limits; that is, OpenEdge tries to manage system resources within the limits given, but when it cannot, OpenEdge increases the exceeded limit. When -hardlimit is specified and one of the limits is exceeded, OpenEdge generates a WARNING message that is written to the current output (if there is current output) and to the log file (LG). In addition, OpenEdge issues a message that a resource limit was reached and raises an untrappable STOP condition.