Re: Insufficient memory for Folder Actions Extension; how can Iincrease allocation?
Re: Insufficient memory for Folder Actions Extension; how can Iincrease allocation?
- Subject: Re: Insufficient memory for Folder Actions Extension; how can Iincrease allocation?
- From: bryan <email@hidden>
- Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2002 17:23:57 -0400
I usually use a very short script as a folder action just to launch a main
script that performs the actions necessary. This also eliminates memory
leak problems; because the action script can be relaunched any number
of times from the folder action.
Bryan Kaufman
email@hidden wrote:
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I've been building some folder actions that end up being very long
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scripts, and control at least a few applications (e.g., Quark, Suitcase,
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Desktop Printer Manager, and Finder). I was expecting to run into
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problems with the size of the compiled scripts themselves (which tend to
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run well over 32 k), but this has not turned out to be an issue with
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systems 9.1 or 9.2. (Which makes me figure I missed discussions about
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finally breaking the 32k limit . . . Where can I learn more about that?)
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Anyway, the scripts frequently run into problems which are reported as
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"Folder Actions Extension" doesn't have enough memory. . .
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Then I find that there is no "Memory" options in the Information window
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for the extension. How is one supposed to change this?
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I managed a workaround on my computer using OtherMenu: It lets me force
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the extension (which shows up as a background application) to quit, then
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lets me give it more memory. I changed it from 384 k to 784 k, and my
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script is _almost_ working fine now. . . . It still errors if QuarkXPress
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isn't already running and an item is dropped in the folder.
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But (back to the memory allocation for FA), I need to install this action
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on machines that do not have OtherMenu.
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Can you please advise:
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* How can the memory be otherwise changed?
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* Is there a better solution (i.e., modularizing), that I should pursue?
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TIA,
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Dan Feather
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