Briefly (quoting from Microsoft), handles are references to
files,
ports, Registry keys, synchronization primitives, threads,
and
processes. If an application uses too many handles, the
system can
become unstable and it is even possible for XP to "run
out of resources"
(we hoped that problem had been eliminated in NT and later
OS's) which typically means handles. The number of handles
that are
considered worrisome seems to be a matter of opinion. But
even a few
thousand is normally OK. I've seen IE use over 10K without
(noticeable)
problems. Others say that over a couple thousand will bring
your app or
system down. Sounds like EN is not a handle hog.
Doug
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: listmasterisiresearchsoft.com
> [mailto:listmasterisiresearchsoft.com] On Behalf Of
> Alex.Weirexmf005-2.intermedia.net
> Sent: Tuesday, December 04, 2007 2:36 PM
> To: Endnote-Interestedcksrhat.isinet.com
> Subject: RE: Handles? [RE: X1 = memory]
>
> I have no idea what "Handles" are, but on my
system (Windows XP Pro
> SP2) over the course of a few minutes Endnote XI used
between 209 and
> 430 "handles". Ordinary operations within
Endnote don't seem to change
> this number substantially, but switching to / from Word
increases them
> a bit, formatting references a bit more, and searching
databases via
> connection files pushes it to the top of the range.
Only closing the
> Word document or retrieved references pane reduces the
number of
> handles (but not always to the basal level: on initial
startup it was
> 210 handles, but now after the above operations but
after closing
> everything it is on 305).
>
> Does that mean anything to you?! Personally I haven't
actually noticed
> any performance issues within having Endnote open while
working with
> other programmes, despite the memory hogging.
>
> Alex
>
> > Date: Thu, 29 Nov 2007 12:38:37 -0500
> > From: E.Douglas.Jensen[jensenreal-time.org]
> > Subject: Handles? [RE: X1 = memory]
> >
> > Would some folks look at the number of handles
> > X1 uses? Task Manager allows you to select that as
a column
> to watch.
> > Frequently that is at least as bad a problem by an
application.
> >
> > Doug
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