Dear Monks (and Anyone Else, Including Heathens):

I tried using system() to run an MS-DOS-based program from within Perl. But this program aborts--apparently because it doesn't have enough memory available to it.

Typing MEM at the DOS prompt shows that without Perl running I have a little conventional memory (639K total = 60K used + 579K free) and a bit more extended (XMS) memory (39,936K total = 2,112K used + 37,824K free). Executing system("MEM") from within a Perl script implies that Perl uses up a little conventional memory (values change to 639K total = 188K used + 451K free) and essentially all of the extended memory (values change to 39,936K total = 39,936K used + 0K free).

If Perl is using up all of my extended memory, is there any way of telling it not to be so greedy? Or is this apparent memory problem caused by another constraint of running Perl under DOS?

Thanks.

In reply to Is (DOS-)Perl a Memory Hog? by Neuroactive

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