[sf-lug] file limit in vi?

Alden Meneses aldenm at gmail.com
Wed Sep 26 11:51:22 PDT 2007


Thanks for the suggestion. I noticed that the file size is smaller when
saving as a CSV vs DIF. It seems DIF format puts each field per line and I
have over 50 fields. 32 MB vs 92MB and I am able to open in vi.

On 9/26/07, Jeff Bragg <jackofnotrades at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I agree with the suggestion of splitting it up into more manageable
> chunks.  I think 92MB is probably going to cause any editor to either choke
> or practically grind to a halt.
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