New Maximum File Sizes

Release 5.3 includes increased maximum file sizes.

Overview:

The internal pointers that Appx uses in the Appx I/O files are only 32 bits in length. This limits file sizes to 2**32-1 bytes, or approximately 4 Gig. A new file type has been added that uses 64 bit pointers, increasing the file size to 2**64-1 bytes, or approximately 16 exabytes (16 billion gigabytes).

Usage

Because of the internal differences in the file formats, you must export any existing data, then change the FMS type to '9':

Next, import your data with the 'Replace' option:

This will initialize your file in the new format and import the data.

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-- JeanNeron - 2013-10-02