> We've been having problems lately with our server running out
> of memory.
> I've gone over everything looking for unlocked session
> variables and cfx tags.  We've increased the amount of RAM on
> the server.  But still we're having problems, which seem
> manifest themselves first in errors generated by cfx tags and
> then in loss of connection to the database (Access).
>     Does anyone have any advice on how to proceed to find out
> the cause of the problem?  Somewhere I heard that ColdFusion
> server doesn't release memory once it uses it--that it holds
> on to it just in case.
> Is this true?

The Access JET driver has a HORRIBLE memory leak... It's a "feature" of
the ODBC driver...

Solutions?
Schedule a restart of the CF Service nightly
Schedule a restart of the server nightly
Don't use Access <g>

Philip Arnold
Technical Director
Certified ColdFusion Developer
ASP Multimedia Limited
Switchboard: +44 (0)20 8680 8099
Fax: +44 (0)20 8686 7911

www.aspmedia.co.uk
www.aspevents.net

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