But I assume that there is a value where a field can be loaded and display a large amount of text. It would be simple to find that value if LC didn’t crash each time it was attempted along the way.
Craig > On Jan 19, 2023, at 10:06 AM, Craig Newman <cr...@starfirelighting.com> wrote: > > David. > > You want to display 1.39 GB in a field? Will it scroll? > > I made a quick test stack that created a variable with a length of 1.4 GB. No > problem. > > But when I tried to put that variable into a field, LC crashed. When I tried > to put 140 MB into a field, same crash. I did not continue to reduce the > length of that variable until the field could be loaded. > > Craig > >> On Jan 18, 2023, at 7:46 PM, Paul Dupuis via use-livecode >> <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: >> >> I thought the theoretical limit was 4GB (32bits of characters) but I may be >> wrong or there may be practical limits below that threshold. >> >> >> On 1/18/2023 7:29 PM, David Epstein via use-livecode wrote: >>> How many rows or columns or characters can reasonably be displayed in a >>> LiveCode field? A 1.39 GB text file seems pretty clearly to surpass the >>> limit, but how much do I need to subdivide it? >>> >>> David Epstein >>> _______________________________________________ >>> use-livecode mailing list >>> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com >>> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your >>> subscription preferences: >>> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> use-livecode mailing list >> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com >> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription >> preferences: >> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode