Re: WriteFile is there a max size?
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 1998
It keeps the original formatting.
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texte = At 8:48 AM -0800 6/10/98, Gary Richter is rumored to have typed:> 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.I have never come across a limit. I assume that it will just take longerto write out a big file.Yes, I know that was a completely uniformative answer, but your commentabout SimpleText brought to mind a Feature Request:How about a preference that lets you dictate creator type for text fileswritten out with [WRITEFILE secure=F]? That way you could set stuff toBBEdit (R*ch) without resorting to Applescript or external programs likeBunchTyper.MichaelMichael Winston *By e-mail!: michaelw@dhorse.comInternet Coordinator *By web!: http://www.dhorse.com/Dark Horse Comics, Inc. *By fax!: 503/654/9440
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At 8:48 AM -0800 6/10/98, Gary Richter is rumored to have typed:> 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.I have never come across a limit. I assume that it will just take longerto write out a big file.Yes, I know that was a completely uniformative answer, but your commentabout SimpleText brought to mind a Feature Request:How about a preference that lets you dictate creator type for text fileswritten out with [WRITEFILE secure=F]? That way you could set stuff toBBEdit (R*ch) without resorting to Applescript or external programs likeBunchTyper.MichaelMichael Winston *By e-mail!: michaelw@dhorse.comInternet Coordinator *By web!: http://www.dhorse.com/Dark Horse Comics, Inc. *By fax!: 503/654/9440
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