# Not enough storage is available to process this command **URL:** \ **Category:** IronRuby\ **Created:** [September 11, 2008, 5:33am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/not-enough-storage-is-available-to-process-this-command/148270 "2008-09-11T05:33:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![daborg69](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/d9b06d/32.png) [@daborg69](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/daborg69)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2008, 5:33am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/not-enough-storage-is-available-to-process-this-command/148270/1 "2008-09-11T05:33:48Z")
Hi, I’m trying to open a pretty small file (~70k) and read its contents, but IR is telling me that I don’t have enough memory available to process it. Does anyone have any ideas what might be causing this? Thanks, -Scott Output below: C:\Releases\DigitalDisplays\1.0\latest\>dir Volume in drive C has no label. Volume Serial Number is F497-0C97 Directory of C:\Releases\DigitalDisplays\1.0\latest 09/10/2008 10:10 PM . 09/10/2008 10:10 PM … 08/13/2008 10:19 AM Debug 08/13/2008 10:19 AM Release 09/10/2008 10:11 PM 68,764 test.txt 08/14/2008 06:24 PM Websites 1 File(s) 68,764 bytes 5 Dir(s) 20,656,107,520 bytes free C:\Releases\DigitalDisplays\1.0\latest\>ir IronRuby 1.0.0.0 on .NET 2.0.50727.1433 Copyright © Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Note that local variables do not work today in the console. As a workaround, use globals instead (eg $x = 42 instead of x = 42). > > > $f = “” > > > =\> “” > > > > File.open(“test.txt”){|file| $f = file.read} > > > =\> mscorlib:0:in `WinIOError': Not enough storage is available to process this command. (IOError) from mscorlib:0:in`Write’ > > > from :0 > > > >