this happens with both SQLite and MonetDBLite, so i assume it is not an RSQLite bug.
notice the gc() in the no-crash version.. thanks # initiate R with "C:\Program Files\R\R-3.2.3\bin\x64\Rterm.exe" --max-mem-size=35M library(RSQLite) db <- dbConnect( SQLite() ) for( i in 1:1000 ) { dbWriteTable( db , 'x' , mtcars , append = TRUE ) } # CRASH # initiate R with "C:\Program Files\R\R-3.2.3\bin\x64\Rterm.exe" --max-mem-size=35M library(RSQLite) db <- dbConnect( SQLite() ) for( i in 1:1000 ) { dbWriteTable( db , 'x' , mtcars , append = TRUE ) ; gc() } # no crash ================ > sessionInfo() R version 3.2.3 (2015-12-10) Platform: x86_64-w64-mingw32/x64 (64-bit) Running under: Windows 7 x64 (build 7601) Service Pack 1 locale: [1] LC_COLLATE=English_United States.1252 [2] LC_CTYPE=English_United States.1252 [3] LC_MONETARY=English_United States.1252 [4] LC_NUMERIC=C [5] LC_TIME=English_United States.1252 attached base packages: [1] stats graphics grDevices utils datasets methods base other attached packages: [1] RSQLite_1.0.0 DBI_0.3.1 [[alternative HTML version deleted]] ______________________________________________ R-help@r-project.org mailing list -- To UNSUBSCRIBE and more, see https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.