Re: 2 gb file limit

Chuck Renaud wrote: > > I do not have a comprehensive list of what releases support >2GB > > chunks (or buffers). > > My understanding is that none of the 7.x or 8.x releases support > >2GB chunks. If that's an incorrect assumption, I'd love to hear > some sample versions/platforms, because I've been whining about > that for months now. It was explained to me that it's on the wish > list but is a significant change in the storage structure and would > open up a can of incompatibility worms. > > --Chuck The size of a file in the filesystem (created by unload) or of a table in Informix has nothing to do with the maximum size of a chunk as dbspaces may consist of more than one chunks. What really is needed are two prerequisits: 1) the operating system must support files > 2GB (==> 8 byte integer size_t) as e.g. AIX 4.2 or maybe others. 2) the port of Informix for that system must also have been compiled with the "large file" option. Regards -- Helmut Leininger Bull AG / Vienna Unix Support Email: helmut.leininger@bull.de This opinion is mine and not necessarily that of my employer. No guarantees whatsoever.