file too large

[Richard Kreiss]

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> From: filepro-list-bounces+rkreiss=verizon.net at lists.celestial.com
> [mailto:filepro-list-bounces+rkreiss=verizon.net at lists.celestial.com] On
> Behalf Of scooter6 at gmail.com
> Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2011 4:13 PM
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> Subject: file too large
> 
> We have a note line file that has apparently surpassed the 2GB size on SCO
> OpenServer 5.0.5 running filePro 5.6.07R4 A lot of users got stuck
recording
> new records to this file, so I got them all off the system and tried
adding a
> record and I'm getting
> 
> ..../appl/filepro/filename:  key  file too large
> 
> We had previously run an archive on this file, but I know filePro won't
actually
> 'shrink' the file size reported on the file system.
> 
> Are there any utilties that will 'shrink' this file below the 2GB size
limit by
> 'removing blank records' ?
> 
> So much for my vacation that was supposed to start tomorrow........ uggghh
> 
> 
> 
> Scott

Scott,

Suggest you update to 5.6.10 as this maintenance release fixed a number of
problems handling file sizes over 2GB.

Upgraded one client from 5.6.07 to .10 and one output selection on a file
over 3Gb which took 7 hours was down to 30 minutes.

This was on a Windows based system but the fix should apply to *nix also.


Richard Kreiss
GCC Consulting
rkreiss at gccconsulting.net