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Re: QUESTION: is there a command in idl which could clean up memory pieces? [message #63053 is a reply to message #62993]

Thu, 23 October 2008 08:59

Tatcher
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Registered: September 2008

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On Oct 23, 3:48 pm, pgri...@gmail.com wrote:
> Tatcher wrote:
>> Hej!
>
>> I have a similar problem.
>
>> I am analyzing shots measured in a tokamak. The problem in my case is,
>> that the program opens up to 10 iplot windows per shot. Each window
>> contains 420000 data points. After approx. 15 shots, the Computer runs
>> out of memory (2 GB).
>> I have the same problem when I suppress the visualisation of the iplot
>> windows (user_interface='n') and dump the picture of the plot directly
>> to the harddisk instead.
>> Although my program runs in a loop and all the variables are defined
>> only once and are rewritten for each shot.In my case iPlot seems to be
>> the problem.Is it possible that every iPlot window reserve a certain
>> amount of memory? How do you plot your data?
>
> Why don't you close the iplot window after each plot?
>
> Paolo
>
>
>
>> My solution: I will ty to use float instead of double numbers and I
>> will upgraded my PC to 8 GB RAm

Unfortunately that is not possible. iPlot window are "locked" as long
the program is executed. e.g. It's not possible to use the build in
Zoom function, annotate the plot or simply close it.

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		QUESTION: is there a command in idl which could clean up memory pieces? By: litongmu on Tue, 21 October 2008 12:03
		Re: QUESTION: is there a command in idl which could clean up memory pieces? By: Tatcher on Thu, 23 October 2008 23:56
		Re: QUESTION: is there a command in idl which could clean up memory pieces? By: MC on Thu, 23 October 2008 18:02
		Re: QUESTION: is there a command in idl which could clean up memory pieces? By: pgrigis on Thu, 23 October 2008 10:49
		Re: QUESTION: is there a command in idl which could clean up memory pieces? By: Tatcher on Thu, 23 October 2008 08:59
		Re: QUESTION: is there a command in idl which could clean up memory pieces? By: pgrigis on Thu, 23 October 2008 06:48
		Re: QUESTION: is there a command in idl which could clean up memory pieces? By: Tatcher on Thu, 23 October 2008 01:09

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