Netscape v7.0 and memory build-up

[Eugene]

Hi all,

I have a page that uses JavaScript to continuously reload an image
(Client-Pull method). Using Netscape v7.0 on Windows NT 4, Service
Pack 6a, the images reload fine, but using Performance Monitor or even
Task Manager, I notice that the Commited Bytes In Use of the Memory
steadily climbs and after some time, it suddenly drops to about where
it started.

The link to the page is here:
http://www.rtww.co.za/streaming_muizenberg.html
and the JavaScript source is available by viewing the HTML source.

My question is: Is this memory build-up behaviour normal to Netscape,
because using Internet Explorer v6 to view the same page, I see no
memory buidl-up at all? Can this cycle of build-up and releasing of
virtual memory be explained by the JavaScript Garbage Collection
implementation of Netscape? If so, why does the memory usage of IE6
remain constant, since it also implements Garbage Collection? Is
there perhaps a recursive allocating of new memory in my script? If
not, is there a way for me to stop the memory build-up when using
Netscape?

Many thanks for any comments or suggestions.

Eugene
(eu****@ccii.co.za)

[Oopman]

Eugene wrote:

Hi all,

I have a page that uses JavaScript to continuously reload an image
(Client-Pull method). Using Netscape v7.0 on Windows NT 4, Service
Pack 6a, the images reload fine, but using Performance Monitor or even
Task Manager, I notice that the Commited Bytes In Use of the Memory
steadily climbs and after some time, it suddenly drops to about where
it started.
Why are you using this javascript if an easy html meta refresh would do
the job?
The link to the page is here:
http://www.rtww.co.za/streaming_muizenberg.html
Cool!
and the JavaScript source is available by viewing the HTML source.

My question is: Is this memory build-up behaviour normal to Netscape,
because using Internet Explorer v6 to view the same page, I see no
memory buidl-up at all? Can this cycle of build-up and releasing of
virtual memory be explained by the JavaScript Garbage Collection
implementation of Netscape? If so, why does the memory usage of IE6
remain constant, since it also implements Garbage Collection? Is
there perhaps a recursive allocating of new memory in my script? If
not, is there a way for me to stop the memory build-up when using
Netscape?
In my humble experience, the combi NS & java is kind of buggy... that's
why I prefer a meta-refresh in plain html.

Many thanks for any comments or suggestions.

Eugene
(eu****@ccii.co.za)

Hoped I was of any assitance,
Michael,
The Netherlands.