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From: peirce@outpost.UUCP (Michael Peirce)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.programmer
Subject: Re: Question on increasing the internal storage of a List structure
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Date: 27 Mar 91 05:40:46 GMT
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In article <4214@ryn.mro4.dec.com>, domenikos@emass1.enet.dec.com (George Domenikos) writes:
> 
> 
> Hi there,
> I have notice a limitation of the List Manager. I have created a list
> structure and I have noticed that the maximum number of entries I can
> insert in the list every single time is 32K bytes or in my case about 250
> entries. I would very much like to be able to hold more than 250 entries in
> a single list. 
> Does any know of a painless way to increase the internal storage of a 
> list structure.
> Do I have to deal with custom list definitions to achieve that?

Well, if you are willing to create a custom list definition you can
store handles in the list and then store your data in the handle -
making your custom LDEF access whatever it needs in the handle.

If you want to store LOTS of data, you might just have one handle,
and store offsets into the handle (so as not to have zillions of handles
floating around).

-- michael

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