ExecuteQuery: Java out of Heap Space

Question

I am using ExecuteQuery (www.executequery.org) to connect to a remote Oracle DB. I have received an .sql-file that I'm supposed to run on this DB. But I cannot even load this file into ExecuteQuery, because apparently it's too big: I get a Java Exception, saying that the Java Heap Space is too small.

I know how to specify Java Heap Size when executing a Java program from the console. But how can I tell ExecuteQuery to increase the heap? Does anyone know a solution for this?

Answer 1

I had the same issue, and I solved it with a little workaround: Go to something like

Menu -> Database -> execute SQL script

Like this, the heap space seems not to be affected.

Answer 2

I do not think your sql is too large. Probably what you see is just the symptom of another error. Have you tried raising the heap when starting the program? If yes, you should try to debug the program and see if your running into an expensive loop or similar. Maybe it is even a bug inExecuteQuery - try asking in their google group.

I do not think there is any possibility nor need for allocating memory from within the app.