Hi,
We are able to generate a pdf file of 10,000 records on WAS 3.5 Server
- 64 MB Heap size. The generated pdf file is 6.3 MB in size.
When we try to generate the file
containing 12,000 records, the application crashes, throwing
java.lang.OutOfMemoryError.
Can
anyone tell me:
1. Why does iText
crash ? What is the most memory intensive part of it ? ( FYI: Our report is
full of table rows, if that matters. We are breaking the table on every page
end...)
An OutOfMemoryError will crash any application. I've generated
several 100M pdf with a 64M heap, all you have to do is be careful, specially
with tables. As I don't know how you are using the tables, I can't give you
any advice.
2. Is there any way to remove the Memory error , besides increasing the
heap size?
Omelets without eggs? See
1.
3.
Currently we are sending the output to servlet output stream. Will there be
any difference if we write the output to a disk file and then give the url for
downloading that file to the user ?
Probably not, if you are not storing the pdf in a byte
array.
Best
Regards,
Paulo Soares
It
will be really helpful if someone throws light on this memory issue.
Thanks,
Amit Mathur
