Maybe it reads the whole thing to build some sort of index, but doesn't keep the whole file in memory. I've never used N++, but that would seem to fit with uedit.
-----Original Message----- From: Steven M. Caesare [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, April 29, 2011 1:51 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Hex viewer? Well, now I'm not. :) -sc > -----Original Message----- > From: Ben Scott [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Friday, April 29, 2011 1:51 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Re: Hex viewer? > > On Fri, Apr 29, 2011 at 1:08 PM, Steven M. Caesare <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Yeah, I saw that... but Notepad++ typically does large files without > > reading them all in to memory... > > Hmmm. Are you sure? Every time I've watched it, Notepad++ reads the > entire file on open. Bigger files also use proportionally more memory. The > discussions on the N++ section of SF seems to agree, saying it's based on an > text edit component called "Scintilla" which has to have the entire thing in > memory. > > -- 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 ~ 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
