[xep-support] how to use -Xmx switch? -- or some other fix?

[CRW150@yahoo.com]

Thank you all. But I must be doing something wrong. I'm using XEP 4.1,
running WinXP. I run a transform at the command prompt like this:

C:\xep -xml source.xml -xsl stylesheet.xsl newOutputFile.pdf

Per the suggestions here, I edited xep.bat, so it now looks like this:

@echo off
rem   This batch file encapsulates a standard XEP call. 

set CP=C:\Program Files\RenderX\XEP\lib\xep.jar;C:\Program
Files\RenderX\XEP\lib\saxon.jar;C:\Program Files\RenderX\XEP\lib\xt.jar

if x%OS%==xWindows_NT goto WINNT
"C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.5.0_01\bin\java" -Xmx1024M -classpath
"%CP%" com.renderx.xep.XSLDriver "-DCONFIG=C:\Program
Files\RenderX\XEP\xep.xml" %1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9
goto END

:WINNT
"C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.5.0_01\bin\java" -classpath "%CP%"
com.renderx.xep.XSLDriver "-DCONFIG=C:\Program
Files\RenderX\XEP\xep.xml" %*

:END


set CP=

I tried -Xmx512M, -Xmx800M, and -Xmx1024M. There is no difference. No
matter the setting, it still runs slow, and I still get the out of
memory error.

Either my syntax is wrong in my batch file, or I'm not even calling the
batch file. Am I using the wrong command at the command prompt? I'd
appreciate it if someone could clarify for me.

Again, sorry. I have NO programming background whatsoever. Please talk
down to me. 

Thanks,
Susan

--- Michael Sulyaev <msulyaev at renderx.com> wrote:

> Hello, Jim.
> 
> Did you mean "-Xmx1024M"?
> 
> I would not recommend to set -Xmx to a value equal to "real" memory
> size considering significant performance downgrade caused by system
> swapping (let alone dynamic swapfile enlargement, which is extremely
> slow).
> 
> If WinXP occupies roughly 256Mb itself, try -Xmx512M first (on 1Gb
> RAM), and
> increase -Xmx only if formatting keeps failing with OOM Exception.
> 
> Susan, -Xmx option should be added to xep.bat (or x4u.bat, if you
> call
> it): ...\java" -Xmx128M -classpath "%CP%" com.renderx.xep.XSLDriver
> ....
> 
> -- 
> Best regards,
>  Michael Sulyaev                          mailto:msulyaev at renderx.com
> RenderX
> 
> 
> Thursday, June 9, 2005 at 8:40:03 PM you wrote:
> 
> JM> Susan,
> 
> JM> I, too, have 1GB of "real" memory, and I use -X1024M as my
> version of the
> JM> switch.  I have about 2.5GB of virtual memory (paging file).  80%
> of 1GB
> JM> is, very roughly speaking, 800MB (it's actually a bit more,
> 819.2, because
> JM> memory is counted in 1K=1024 units, but you get the idea).
> 
> JM> Hope this helps,
> JM>     Jim
> 
> JM> At 6/9/2005 09:56 AM, CRW150 at yahoo.com wrote:
> >>Hi,
> >>
> >>I'm getting an OutOfMemory error running XEP. If I run the same
> >>stylesheet on an identical but smaller source file, it works fine.
> >>After reading the archives, I think I need to use the -Xmx switch,
> but
> >>I have no idea how.  I'm no programmer, obviously, so I need to
> know
> >>what is the exact syntax to use at the command prompt? I'm running
> >>WinXP, and I have 1GB of memory.
> >>
> >>Also, if this helps identify the problem, note that I can use Saxon
> >>6.5.3 to run the same stylesheet on the whole, large file, and
> Saxon
> >>creates the .fo file without any errors.
> >>
> >>Sorry for the dumb question, but I don't know enough to understand
> the
> >>XEP documentation. (I don't even know what 80% of 1 GB is!)
> 
> JM>
>
========================================================================
> JM> Jim Melton --- Editor of ISO/IEC 9075-* (SQL)     Phone:
> +1.801.942.0144
> JM>    Co-Chair, W3C XML Query WG; F&O (etc.) editor    Fax :
> +1.801.942.3345
> JM> Oracle Corporation        Oracle Email: jim dot melton at oracle
> dot com
> JM> 1930 Viscounti Drive      Standards email: jim dot melton at acm
> dot org
> JM> Sandy, UT 84093-1063 USA          Personal email: jim at melton
> dot name
> JM>
>
========================================================================
> JM> =  Facts are facts.   But any opinions expressed are the opinions
>      =
> JM> =  only of myself and may or may not reflect the opinions of
> anybody   =
> JM> =  else with whom I may or may not have discussed the issues at
> hand.  =
> JM>
>
========================================================================
> 
> 
> JM> -------------------
> JM> (*) To unsubscribe, send a message with words 'unsubscribe
> xep-support'
> JM> in the body of the message to majordomo at renderx.com from the
> address
> JM> you are subscribed from.
> JM> (*) By using the Service, you expressly agree to these Terms
> JM> of Service http://www.renderx.com/terms-of-service.html
> 
> 
> 
> 
> -------------------
> (*) To unsubscribe, send a message with words 'unsubscribe
> xep-support'
> in the body of the message to majordomo at renderx.com from the address
> you are subscribed from.
> (*) By using the Service, you expressly agree to these Terms of
> Service http://www.renderx.com/terms-of-service.html
> 




		
__________________________________ 
Discover Yahoo! 
Use Yahoo! to plan a weekend, have fun online and more. Check it out! 
http://discover.yahoo.com/
-------------------
(*) To unsubscribe, send a message with words 'unsubscribe xep-support'
in the body of the message to majordomo at renderx.com from the address
you are subscribed from.
(*) By using the Service, you expressly agree to these Terms of Service http://www.renderx.com/terms-of-service.html