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On Thu, 15 Mar 2001 11:27:56 -0600 (CST)
 Scott Klement <klemscot@klements.com> wrote:

> Not sure what you mean by the limitation to a "10I 0 is
> 65536"?
> You mean the highest value it can hold?
> 
> Here are the max values for the integer types (if memory
> serves):
>       3I 0   127
>       3U 0   255
>       5I 0   32767
>       5U 0   65535
>      10I 0   2147483647
>      10U 0   4294967295

Ok, I got my 5U 0 and my 10I 0 mixed up. Guess I should have
done the math.

> The limit for the length of an alphanumeric field with
ALLOC should be 16776704.
> I suppose this might vary depending on how much
memory/disk space you have available on
> your system.
> (Or how practical it is to load 1.5mb into a single
variable)

Can I define the based on pointer character field as 1A? And
why is 16M the limit?

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