Out of memory error in Storable::thaw (windows, Perl 5.6.1)

I am getting an "out of memory"" error message from Storable::thaw (Perl
version below).

Although the record is big (200 k bytes), from searching the web I
suspect that the problem might be with some bytes that Storable::freeze
stored. Is this in fact the case? If so, can someone supply me with the
code that could at a minimum check the bytes to predict if the problem
is going to occur, and better still, fix the problem so that the thaw
can proceed. I can't upgrade Perl for my users right away, and having
the program terminate with an out of memory error is clearly
unacceptable for the users.

Thanks
Bryan M. Kramer


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Re: Out of memory error in Storable::thaw (windows, Perl 5.6.1)

Bryan M. Kramer wrote:
> I am getting an "out of memory"" error message from Storable::thaw (Perl
> version below).
>
> Although the record is big (200 k bytes), from searching the web I
> suspect that the problem might be with some bytes that Storable::freeze
> stored. Is this in fact the case? If so, can someone supply me with the
> code that could at a minimum check the bytes to predict if the problem
> is going to occur, and better still, fix the problem so that the thaw
> can proceed. I can't upgrade Perl for my users right away, and having
> the program terminate with an out of memory error is clearly
> unacceptable for the users.

200KB is chicken feed on today's machines.

I would find a 5.8 version and see if the results are the same.
If yes, then you need to post the code and maybe a link to some
actual test data (although 200KB wouldn't be all that big a post
to make for most people) that reproduces the problem.
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