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From: Jordan_Melville@mindlink.bc.ca (Jordan Melville)
Newsgroups: comp.binaries.ibm.pc.d
Subject: Re: Editor that can handle BIG files wanted ...
Message-ID: <6551@mindlink.bc.ca>
Date: 29 Jun 91 03:40:52 GMT
Organization: MIND LINK! - British Columbia, Canada
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In article <51460@ut-emx.uucp>, dougmc@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (Doug McLaren) wrote:
> I'm looking for an editor that can handle huge text files (like over > a meg)
Naturally, the file would have to be kept at least part on > disk or
extended/expanded memory.  QEdit is wonderful, but can only > go up to about
500k. [...]

I sincerely doubt you'll find any editors out there which will support such a
function in the public domain/shareware market. In fact, the only one which
I've managed to find is WordPerfect (anything but PD/SW). Probably the best
thing for you to do would be to get ahold of a program which will chop the
large file into smaller, managable chunks (I use "CHOP31.ZIP" myself - a great
program) and then, after editing them, simply copy them back together.

Jordan.
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