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From: doner@henri.ucsb.edu (John Doner)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.programmer,comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Error -42, "Too many files open" in Textures
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Date: 13 Nov 89 21:55:19 GMT
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In article <20627@brunix.UUCP> mj@monaco.UUCP (Mark Johnson) writes:
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>We keep getting error -42 "Too many files open" when we try
   ...
>Is there a simple way of increasing the maximum number of 
>open files?
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Yes.  Use FEdit Plus, open the boot volume, and choose Edit Boot
Blocks from the File menu.  Then change the max number of open files.
As I recall, with current Mac systems, the actual number allowed will
be four times the number in the boot blocks.

John Doner		doner@henri.ucsb.edu
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