>>>I'm using URLDownloadToFile to download files from the internet within a VFP program. Is the VFP 2GB file limit still in play here or can I download any sized file?
>>>Thanks!
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>>AFAIK URLDownloadToFile() is 32 bit API function, so yes 2GB is the limit.
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>not really QED - there are 32 bit API functions allowing you to write more than 2 GB (actually that would be 4GB as in max filesize of extended FAT) in NTFS.
>Otherwise no 32 bit NT would have been able to do such things ;-)
>Too lazy too look up limits or try - such sizes should be handed over to tools able to continue after error.
My mistake :-)
4GB is the limit, not 2 :-(
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