>>I just wondered, has anyone actually tried to overflow the 2GB limit on a Memo file ?
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>>I thought that the limit is about the (mapping of) locking areas onto the offset of the file(length). IOW, I don't think that locking applies to Memo files, so would it really stall something ?
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>>Just curious ...
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>I didn't, but I remember reading messages here on the UT which mentioned actual data corruption. Just in case, better do your experiments on copies of your critical business data <g>!
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>Hilmar.

Thanks Hilmar.
That's why I didn't dare to try, assuming the "test" should be over the network and possibly offsets could be mixed (overlayed) or whatever (and corrupting other files).