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2002.08.22 08:33 "Re: OT: large memory allocation in Windows", by Andreas R Kleinert
> I was thinking more along the lines of using the operating system level > memory mapping offered by Windows. This is supposed to be pretty efficient > and work very much like virtual memory with frequently used areas kept in > RAM. What I do not know is what kind of limitations Windows puts on memory > mapped files :-) A 1 GB file occupies a 1 GB address range (within the 2 GB virtual user address space area). -- Andreas_Kleinert@t-online.de | http://www.ar-kleinert.de | Freelance Consultant & Writer | Software Engineering | *** PerSuaSiVe SoftWorX *** | x86 Win/Linux, 68k/PPC Amiga and more |