I find myself working working for the first time in both:

* UniVerse on NT
* a new enough version of Universe to allow 64-bit files.

I've been trying to create some new 64-bit files (the contractor who
created the previous 64-bit files is long gone), and have been running
into roadblocks. The Universe standard form of the CREATE-FILE verb
won't work for them, since they're running it in PICK-flavor.

I've tried creating a file with the PICK version of the command,
adding the 64BIT key word, and that gave me no error messages. But
wehn I tried copying data to it, the process aborted with:

"WARNING: Attempt to extend file "xxx" beyond the 2 gigbyte file
limit.
32-bit static hashed and dynamic files cannot exceed a file size of
2GB. Use a distributed or 64-bit file."

Additionally, I've found no way to determine if a file is a 64bit file
when running Universe on NT.


Anyone have any suggestions they can throw my way?

--
John Lorentz

John Lorentz wrote:
Hi John,

You should be able to create the 64 bit files from UCL in a PICK
flavoured account as fillows:

3,2,6 is the size of the dictionary (modulo, separation, type)
3001,2,18 is the size of the data (modulo, separation, type)
64BIT is the 64bit keyword.

A 'quick and dirty' test for a 64 bit file is to run

As UVFIXFILE does not support 64 bit files, if the file is 64 bit
UVFIXFILE will report that it does not support 64 bit files.

I tested the above on UV 10.1.8 on XP Pro, is okay

HTH

Barry

On 15 Apr 2006 17:19:40 -0700, bgraetz (AT) bigpond (DOT) net.au wrote:

Thanks! I'll give that a try tomorrow.

--
John