>>I just did a test
>>The memory allocation is OK, goes up and down
>>
>>So, sorry - false alarm - for your case
>>
>>

>>function Do_it()
>>	
>>	do while true
>>		=allocate()
>>	enddo
>>endfunc
>>
>>function allocate()
>>	local aa
>>	
>>	aa = space(8*1024*1024)
>>endfunc
>>

>
>I am not seeing how this helps me.


It doesn't - this test indicates that releasing the variables prior to returning from the routine does not influence the memory footprint, ie it cannot be the source of your problem