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Getting an error on Memory access out of bounds when trying to run db.exec with a large query string

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Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Newbie friendliness
30/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Needs clarification
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
javascript, sqlite, wasm
Domain
databases

Research direction

Reproduce the failure in Google Chrome with SQL.js 1.8.0 using a db.exec query around 1.5 MB, then compare it with a smaller query that succeeds. Determine whether the behavior is a documented query-size limit or a defect, and document the limit or provide a verified fix.

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Description

When creating the database initially, we use a large file that is successfully processed to create the database.
Afterwards, when we attampt to run a script to add another table, it is throw the error Memory access out of bounds.

This always happens when the query string is about 1.5MB.
When the query is below that size, the query is successfully processed and the database is updated with the new table.

Is there a limit to much much the query string should be big?

This is was done Google Chrome browser version 120.0.6099.224 64bits
On SQL.js library version ^1.8.0

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JavaScript
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