"James, Daniel" wrote:
> 
> Hello
> 
> Im trying to do a comparison using act using two salmonella Genbank files
> and the appropriate crunch file. However when i try and run ACT it just
> hangs on the reading..... part.
> 
> I can open these files fine with Artemis and also im able to load up the
> sequence in fna format. However im also unable to load the tab files on top
> of this - it tries to load but nothing appears. Furthermore these files work
> fin on UNIX and Mac's, but i only have the use of a PC!
> 
> Im new to this software so any suggestions would be much appreciated.
> 
> Cheers
> 
> Daniel James

It's likely that te program is running out of memory. Java allocates a
fixed amount of memory to the program on startup, which cannot be
expanded on the fly. There is a fix for this detailed in the FAQ (number
4):

http://www.sanger.ac.uk/Software/Artemis/faqs.shtml

Julian.

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