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- From: minow@Apple.COM (Martin Minow)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.programmer
- Subject: Re: TextEdit: Breaking the 32K limit (MPW)
- Message-ID: <71386@apple.Apple.COM>
- Date: 19 Aug 92 16:53:13 GMT
- References: <6283@ucru2.ucr.edu>
- Organization: Apple Computer Inc., Cupertino, CA
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- In article <6283@ucru2.ucr.edu> ezix@ucrengr.ucr.edu (edward j. zix) writes:
- >Has anyone had any luck in breaking thehistorical limit of 32K of text in
- >TextEdit?
-
- Sorry, it probably can't be done. TextEdit stores all text in a single Handle
- and uses a signed short for its length. It also is very inefficient for large
- blocks of data.
-
- You might try one of the 3rd party utility libraries, such as Word
- Solution Engine; perhaps it will solve your problems. Also, the Programmer's
- Editor Package offered by Rich Siegel (siegel@world.std.com) is probably
- worth looking at.
-
- Martin Minow
- minow@apple.com
- The above does not represent the position of Apple Computer Inc.
-