Stupid @rn question

[GCC Consulting]

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> elestial.com] On Behalf Of Jean-Pierre A. Radley
> Sent: Sunday, September 24, 2006 5:00 PM
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> Subject: Re: Stupid @rn question
> 
> GCC Consulting propounded (on Sun, Sep 24, 2006 at 04:48:48PM -0400):
> |  
> | 
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> [mailto:filepro-list-bounces+gccconsulting=comcast.net at lists.celesti
> | > al.com] On Behalf Of John Esak
> | > 
> | > somewhere around a bazillion records I think.
> | > >
> | > > The specs on the fP web page still claim that the limit is 1 
> | > > billion records.  Does filePro generate extended key 
> files if it 
> | > > hits an OS's filesize limit?
> | > 
> | > I would guess not... as it would probably hit some customized or 
> | > standard ulimit size first... in which case I *know* it 
> just stops 
> | > (truncates?) whatever is there and no new records are added.
> | > 
> | > JE
> | 
> | You are forgetting that with 5.6 the 2GB file limit has 
> been eliminated.
> 
> And you, Richard, are in turn forgetting that while the 
> latest filePro may not have an intrinsic 2Gb filesize limit, 
> the underlying Operating System may still be so constrained.
> 
> 
> --
> JP
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Yes,

But as many OS's move towards 64bit, this will change too.

filePro has been around a lot longer then many of the OS's In use today.
And all things being equal, I hope it around to see a few more Os's pas into
history and be adapted to run on the new OS or flavor of the OS.

With all of the multimedia requirements being stored on and used by
applications, a file systems if it is going to survive over the next 5
years, will have to raise the native file limit well above 2GB. 

Richard Kreiss
GCC Consulting