Yeah, I saw that... but Notepad++ typically does large files without reading them all in to memory... but maybe the 'no recognizable CR/LF's is what's doing it.... hmmm.
Any idea how many records are supposed to be in the file? -sc > -----Original Message----- > From: Ben Scott [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Friday, April 29, 2011 12:59 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Re: Hex viewer? > > After three replies suggesting text editors (including one I already use), I > apparently need to repeat: > > On Fri, Apr 29, 2011 at 12:04 PM, Ben Scott <[email protected]> wrote: > > ... files of arbitrary size (i.e., doesn't read the whole file into > > memory at once)? > > The files I am interested in viewing are too large to open in a text editor. > The program needs to work by reading only the part of the file needed to > display the current location on-screen, doing more reads as needed as the > user moves around in the file. > > Just for grins, I just tried opening the file in Notepad++. Memory usage shot > to almost a gig, it pinned a CPU, and then sat there, not painting. After ten > minutes, I killed the process. > > Aside from the overall file size, the "170 million characters on a single line" is > also likely giving it trouble. > > -- Ben > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ > <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt- > software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
