> What I'm concerned about is releasing objects properly so they can be > immediately > collected by the JVM garbage collector. I know that closing the "out" object > will release it > but should I also close the response and context objects? And how do I > release the > myWorkBook object? I don't want it hanging around if the user decides to go > to lunch.
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