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Re: Front End Memory usage while exporting many graphics

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  • Subject: [mg55704] Re: [mg55684] Front End Memory usage while exporting many graphics
  • From: Chris Chiasson <chris.chiasson at gmail.com>
  • Date: Mon, 4 Apr 2005 00:59:10 -0400 (EDT)
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Just a question: does it work if you only export ten plots?

On Apr 3, 2005 5:50 AM, gdelfino at gmail.com <gdelfino at gmail.com> wrote:
> I want to create a large number of plots. I am using a setup similar
> to:
> 
> Do[
>   Export[
>     "/Users/Shared/"<>ToString[x]<>".eps",
>     Plot[Sin[t], {t, 0, 1}, DisplayFunction->Identity],
>     "EPS"],
>   {x, 1, 100000}
> ]
> 
> With this setup, the Mathematica Front End memory usage starts growing quickly
> until it crashes. If the front end is not displaying any of the plots,
> I don't understand why it keeps using more and more memory.
> 
> Is there a memory efficient way of doing this?
> 
> I am using Mathematica 5.1.1 under Mac OS X 10.3.8.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Gustavo Delfino
> Caracas, Venezuela
> 
> 


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