>Everyone,
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>I just hit the 2GB limit on an .FPT file resulting in 'space exceeded' type error (forget exact message). The associated .DBF is 724KB.
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>Reviewing the thread below reveals serious debate among industry heavyweights regarding the 2gb limit but I couldnt glean a final answer.
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>http://www.levelextreme.com/wconnect/wc.dll?FournierTransformation~?2,15,520675
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>VFP 7 Help under "Memo Field Type" states "Memo fields are limited only by the amount of available disk space."
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>So, a final yes/no/workaround regarding this limitation would be greatly appreciated...

Either way you look at it you are flirting with disaster if your memos are that large. If you have a dbf, fpt or cdx over 2 gig you should consider either redisigning your schema to scale better or use another data engine that doesn't have the size limitation of a dbf/fpt structure, IMO.