VLR File sizes and BSZ setting

Started by Jim Morton, January 21, 2022, 10:24:35 AM

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Jim Morton

For VLR files I have a note of the following file size limitations.
BSZ values and files sizes for VLR files
0=2GB, 4=8GB, 8=65GB, 12=98GB

Yet we have a VLR file where BSZ=4 and it is 28GB.
Are my notes wrong?
This is what I'm seeing:
-}end
-}delete
-}?prm('MB')
  0
-}?fin("/facts93/data/GL/GLYJNL","FILE_CREATE")
KEYED "/facts93/data/GL/GLYJNL",[1:1:2]+[2:1:4]+[3:1:4]+[4:1:4]+[5:1:5],[1:1:2]+[2:1:4]+[6:1:10]+[3:1:4]+[4:1:4]+[5:1:5],[1:1:2]+[2:1:4
]+[3:1:4]+[4:1:4]+[9:1:5],[1:1:2]+[2:1:4]+[3:1:4]+[8:1:45]+[4:1:4]+[5:1:5],[1:1:2]+[6:1:10]+[2:1:4]+[3:1:4]+[4:1:4]+[5:1:5],[1:1:2]+[2:
1:4]+[3:1:4]+[6:1:10]+[4:1:4]+[5:1:5],[1:1:2]+[2:1:4]+[3:1:4]+[4:1:4]+[6:1:10]+[5:1:5],[1:1:2]+[10:1:3]+[11:1:6:"D"]+[2:1:4]+[3:1:4]+[4
:1:4]+[5:1:5],0,-768,BSZ=4,OPT="0"
-}

> pwd
> /facts93/data/GL
> ls -l -h GLYJNL
-rw-r--r--. 1 facts facts 28G Dec 14 14:42 GLYJNL

So what gives???  :)

BTW: The online documentation still shows the max file size for Pvx data files as 2GB with a note about the 'MB' param. I believe that limitation was removed some versions back.



jasonc


Jim Morton

Aha. I need to update my notes to include the XK parameter.
Thanks for the explanation!

Maybe the online manual under system limits should be updated to include how BSZ and 'XK' parameter affect file size limits...