PL/SQL Developer 6.0.5.931 Hanging w/99% CPU Utilization. It is currently unusable.

[rcooper]

I was having problems w/PL/SQL Developer hanging frequently with CPU spiked to 99%, so I upgraded to PL/SQL Developer 6.0.5.931. It is still hanging w/99% CPU Utilization. It is happening all the time, and is currently unusable.
I've already disabled Backup and Check for Updates/News. Is there anything else I should be doing to workaround this issue ?

thanks,
Ryan.

 

[Marco Kalter]

To obtain some more diagnostic information, can you modify the shortcut and add the debug parameter? For example:

"C:\Program Files\PLSQL Developer\plsqldev.exe" debug

Reproduce the problem and send me the debug.txt file that is generated in the PL/SQL Developer directory.

 

[rcooper]

Immediately after I login, it hits 99% CPU and then hangs. After I do an End Task to shut it down, debug.txt only contains what I have below.

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debug.txt
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PL/SQL Developer 6.0.5.931 02.17358 - 20 user license
C:\Program Files\PLSQL Developer\plsqldev.exe

10/17/2005 12:28:00 PM Application started
10/17/2005 12:28:00 PM InitPreferences
10/17/2005 12:28:00 PM Load C:\Program Files\PLSQL Developer\Preferences\Default = 0
10/17/2005 12:28:00 PM PreferenceSet.Load C:\Program Files\PLSQL Developer\Preferences\Default\Default.ini
10/17/2005 12:28:00 PM PreferenceSet.Load OK
10/17/2005 12:28:00 PM Load C:\Program Files\PLSQL Developer\Preferences\rcooper = 0
10/17/2005 12:28:00 PM PreferenceSet.Load C:\Program Files\PLSQL Developer\Preferences\rcooper\default.ini
10/17/2005 12:28:00 PM PreferenceSet.Load OK
10/17/2005 12:28:00 PM PreferenceSet.Load C:\Program Files\PLSQL Developer\Preferences\rcooper\user.prefs
10/17/2005 12:28:03 PM PreferenceSet.Load OK
10/17/2005 12:28:03 PM InitPreferences end
10/17/2005 12:28:03 PM SortPreferenceSets
10/17/2005 12:28:03 PM - Default rcooper
10/17/2005 12:28:03 PM - System Default
10/17/2005 12:28:09 PM LoadPreferences
10/17/2005 12:28:09 PM LoadPreferences searching for default
10/17/2005 12:28:09 PM C:\Program Files\PLSQL Developer\Preferences\rcooper\default.ini
10/17/2005 12:28:12 PM LoadPreferences end
10/17/2005 12:28:16 PM FormCreate Logon.Execute
10/17/2005 12:28:27 PM LogonHistorySave start
10/17/2005 12:28:27 PM ChangeUserPref LogonHistory,
10/17/2005 12:28:27 PM ChangeUserPref end
10/17/2005 12:28:27 PM ChangeUserPref DSA,
10/17/2005 12:28:27 PM ChangeUserPref end
10/17/2005 12:28:27 PM ChangeUserPref ColumnAssociations,

 

[rcooper]

Also, if I open PL/SQL Developer, do not logon to a database, then close it right away, the plsqldev.exe process remains in the task list w/nearly 99% CPU and 50MB-100MB or RAM consumed. I eventually need to do an End Task to kill it.

 

[rcooper]

Did the debug.txt output indicate anything important?

 

[Marco Kalter]

It indicated that there was a problem with the preferences. Clearing the preferences "fixed" the problem.