WriteFile is there a max size?

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1998


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 18157
interpreted = N
texte = Before I say I can do this for a project, I need to make sure there is no limit to using [writefile] I know on a mac simple text pukes at 32K.Have a very large data base of part numbers, descriptions, etc that I want to convert to a text file so users can download and view off line. Figure with some applescript I can zip it up and [movefile] into position and all that gabble de goop. But before I tackle this project I don't want to find out later I have run up against some unknown wall of file size using [writefile] as the data base expands.TIA=============================================== Gary Richter PanaVise Products, Inc. 7540 Colbert Dr. Reno, Nevada 89511 Ph: 702.850.2900 Fx: 702.850.2929 Email: grichter@panavise.com http://www.panavise.com =============================================== Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: WriteFile is there a max size? (PCS Technical Support 1998)
  2. Re: WriteFile is there a max size? (Michael Winston 1998)
  3. WriteFile is there a max size? (Gary Richter 1998)
Before I say I can do this for a project, I need to make sure there is no limit to using [writefile] I know on a mac simple text pukes at 32K.Have a very large data base of part numbers, descriptions, etc that I want to convert to a text file so users can download and view off line. Figure with some applescript I can zip it up and [movefile] into position and all that gabble de goop. But before I tackle this project I don't want to find out later I have run up against some unknown wall of file size using [writefile] as the data base expands.TIA=============================================== Gary Richter PanaVise Products, Inc. 7540 Colbert Dr. Reno, Nevada 89511 Ph: 702.850.2900 Fx: 702.850.2929 Email: grichter@panavise.com http://www.panavise.com =============================================== Gary Richter

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