OpenPFGW (win32) uses FILE structures, which under VC (and MinGW),
uses a 32 bit max sized file. I would assume that 70m values in the
pfgw.log file pushed over a 4GB level.

Your only alternative, is to cut the file up.

Jim.

--- In openpfgw@yahoogroups.com, mikeoakes2@... wrote:
>
> I believe there is a problem with writing exceptionally long
pfgw.log files.
>
> I am using the command line
> pfgw -b107 xxx.inp
> with an input file coming from NewPGen, and starting:-
> 33319550988:P:0:2:65
> 2 71
> 3 71
> ...
> This file is 4 Gb in size, and has 180,259,222 lines.
>
> The pfgw.log file should have about 100M lines.
> But the pfgw.log file stops growing at all after about 70M lines,
although PFGW continues to run.
>
> Furthermore, on killing the task, the file pfgw.log is in a very
bad state.
> Attempting to delete it with
> del pfgw.log
> at the command prompt hangs the operating system.
>
> There is no problem with the same job on files 1/10 the size.
>
> PFGW version:-
> The executable file pfgw.exe is date-stamped 30 Jan 2005, and
says "Version 1.2.0 for Windows".
>
> Operating system:-
> Windows 2000 Professional.
>
> Can anyone shed light on this - and even better correct the
problem?
> Thanks.
>
> -MIke Oakes
>