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Re: IDL Memory Leaks [message #27848 is a reply to message #27671]

Tue, 06 November 2001 05:16

Jaco van Gorkom
Messages: 97
Registered: November 2000

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Myron Brown wrote:
> ... I know memory is leaking because the
> Windows task manager indicates that my IDL process is consuming more and more
> memory as time goes on. Of course, IDL doesn't realize this (i.e. HELP, /MEMORY
> indicates no increase in memory usage).

This sounds like it could also be a memory fragmentation problem. One possible
test and/or remedy for this would be to assign one huge chunk of memory at the
start of the IDL session:
void = BYTARR(VeryLargeNumberOfBytes, /NOZERO)
DELVAR, void
RSI has a Tech Tip about this topic at
http://www.rsinc.com/services/output.cfm?tip_id=533 ,
and there is also a Tech Tip on HELP, /MEMORY versus Windows Task Manager at
http://www.rsinc.com/services/output.cfm?tip_id=1677 .

Cheers,
Jaco

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		Re: IDL Memory Leaks By: Myron Brown on Mon, 05 November 2001 13:58
		Re: IDL Memory Leaks By: David Fanning on Mon, 05 November 2001 13:21
		Re: IDL Memory Leaks By: Myron Brown on Mon, 05 November 2001 12:57
		Re: IDL Memory Leaks By: John-David T. Smith on Mon, 05 November 2001 10:24
		Re: IDL Memory Leaks By: David Fanning on Mon, 05 November 2001 10:22
		Re: IDL Memory Leaks By: John-David T. Smith on Tue, 06 November 2001 09:59
		Re: IDL Memory Leaks By: pit on Tue, 06 November 2001 07:15
		Re: IDL Memory Leaks By: Mark Hadfield on Mon, 05 November 2001 17:02
		Re: IDL Memory Leaks By: John-David T. Smith on Mon, 05 November 2001 14:22
		Re: IDL Memory Leaks By: Stein Vidar Hagfors H[1] on Tue, 06 November 2001 06:23
		Re: IDL Memory Leaks By: Jaco van Gorkom on Tue, 06 November 2001 05:16

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