GDI Resources

[Christo Kutrovsky]

I have a problem. I am running out of GDI resources on my windows box. Windows 2000 and XP are limited to arround 10 000 gdi resources. Not a problem for reading email, but once you have several applications, things get out of control.

For example, each PL/SQL Developer takes 389 GDI resources. Not much compared to 10 000, but in adition each SQL window inside, takes ~60 GDI objects. I usually have 5-6 pl/sql developer windowses, with 10+ sql windows in each, which adds up to 6000 gdi resources. 60% of what's available. Add a few internet explorers, and a few other things, and I am quickly hitting my cap.

I was wondering if it would be possible to review why it takes 60 GDI objects for a sql window. There are not so many objects on it.

I know this is a little strange, but .. there's no way to increase that windows limit.

 

[Marco Kalter]

We'll investigate this and will see what we can do to optimize this.

 

[Christo Kutrovsky]

Thank you very much.

I know this is a purelly windows issue, and that it's not common to have so many applications open, at least for now.

If I can provide any help of any kind (like testing) let me know.

 

[Christo Kutrovsky]

Marco,

I am not pushing you or something, i was just wondering if you had time to investigate this, and if yes what were your findings ?

PL/SQL Developer is my top GDI resource consumer with 10% to 40% of the resources allocated by it.

 

[Marco Kalter]

This is on the planning for 6.0. It will not be addressed in a patch release.

 

[Christo Kutrovsky]

Great !

So you are actually going to reduce the GDI count? Just curious how you are going ot work arround that windows problem.

 

[Marco Kalter]

Reuse and/or free as soon as possible.