array limits

[Kenneth Brody]

"Brian K. White" wrote:
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> >    dim array[32767](9999)  or one that has   dim array[32767](32767)
> >
> > does not change the size of the token table built.  It is 262269.
> 
> I wouldn't expect it to change the size of the token table except by one
> byte maybe since 32767 is one character longer than 9999

While that makes a difference in the prc source file, it makes no
difference in a compiled tok file.  Field lengths are stored in two
bytes.

> I would expect it to maybe change the amount of memory the table requires
> when running.

Definitely.  It takes approximately 22,768 more bytes to store a field
of 32,767 characters than it does a field of 9,999 characters.  And, if
you have 32,767 of those fields, I would expect approximately 711.5MB
more memory to be used.

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