tobias_hofer,

When I have this problem, it usually is a global variable that continues to grow. In some cases, I use a subroutine that I call every so many seconds to show the memory status of the variables. Something like this (Note: I did this from memory so it may not compile asis). 

sub ShowGrowth
{   use Devel::Size qw(total_size);
    our ( $BigScalar, %BigHash, @BigArray );
    my $nokeys = keys ( %BigHash ); my $noitems = $#BigArray;
    print $DLOG "####### Devel::Size #########\n";
    print $DLOG "\$BigScalar: ",total_size(\$BigScalar),"\n";
    print $DLOG "\%BigHash: ",total_size(\%BigHash),"  No of keys: $no
+keys\n";
    print $DLOG "\@BigArray: ",total_size(\@BigArray), " No of element
+s: $noitems\n";
}

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You may want to add the actual memory location to the log. I have learned the hard way that the variable that I think I'm clearing may be the wrong one. To get the memory address: 
    print $DLOG "\$BigScalar: ",total_size(\$BigScalar)," Addr: ",\$Bi
+gScalar,"\n";

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Leaking memory problems are never easy to find, but this code may give you some ideas on how to find the problem.

Regards...Ed

"Well done is better than well said." - Benjamin Franklin

In reply to Re: Memory usage of array and hashe variables by multiple inclusion. by flexvault
in thread Memory usage of array and hashe variables by multiple inclusion. by tobias_hofer

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