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What's up w/2GB Table Limit?
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24/08/1999 08:45:02
 
 
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24/08/1999 07:49:07
Kenneth Downs
Secure Data Software, Inc.
New York, United States
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Forum:
Visual FoxPro
Category:
Databases,Tables, Views, Indexing and SQL syntax
Miscellaneous
Thread ID:
00256969
Message ID:
00256995
Views:
25
>I have heard conflicting stories as to whether or not NT has the same 2GB limit on file size that earlier versions of Windows had. In fact, it's not an area where I have many clear facts at all.
>
>If there is no limit to file size in NT (or a very large one), should we put a request to break the 2GB table size limit onto the wish list?

NT can use both FAT and NTFS. FAT is limited to 2 Gig, but NTFS is not. The 2 Gig limitation in VFP is probably here to stay. If you need to go bigger, break up your data or use SQL Server. However, I will pass your ER onto MS.
Craig Berntson
MCSD, Microsoft .Net MVP, Grape City Community Influencer
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