hi again,

IOhannes wrote:
>almost; an operating system (like linux) usually allows a certain
>process only to open up so many files at the same tme and not more. if
>the process fails to close unneeded files, it will eventually run out of
>file-handles.

>the limit is usually set rather high (about 2000 handles or so), so i
>guess you are loading about a 100 images per go...

i found that one out too, i still hope its not a os issue but can be configured
in pd!!!! and you are right its actually 200 images per go

>well, it seems to be a bug as it should free the file-handles
>immediately after the image has been loaded.

>in order to fix this bug we need to know the operating system you are using.
>(and the exact version of Gem might help as well)

sorry forgot to post my specs:
os: windows xp professional, service pack 3
pd: ver. 0.40.3-extended
gem: ver. 0.91(included in pd extended)

thx AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
johann