Richard Gaskin wrote:
Jacqueline wrote:
I need to compress large-ish files, around 50-100 megs each. I wonder
if anyone knows whether zip or gz format is easier on RAM. Is it
correct that both methods require about double the amount of RAM as
the file size? Is one preferable over the other under low memory
conditions? Are there any other considerations when choosing between
the two?
Many moons ago I had occasion to decompress what turned out to be a
560MB file (started out as about 130MBs) - I used the built-in
decompress command, and it worked fine on even an old 500MHz Mac running
OS X 10.2 with maybe half a gig of RAM. It took a while (one might
expect that with any tool on that machine with that file), but finished
with no problems.
So suffice to say I've never bothered looking into other options since
then. :)
Thanks, this is great to know. I really would prefer to use the built-in
compress command, since it is a one-liner, it's cross platform, and it's
easy. I think I'll stick with it since apparently any RAM issues are
handled by the engine transparently.
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Jacqueline Landman Gay | [EMAIL PROTECTED]
HyperActive Software | http://www.hyperactivesw.com
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