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reply AntonSotov <nepuvive rainmail.biz> writes:
import std.stdio;

int main()
{
     auto big = File("bigfile", "r+"); //bigfile size 20 GB
     writeln(big.size);  // ERROR!
     return 0;
}

//////////////////////////////////////
std.exception.ErrnoException std\stdio.d(1029): Could not seek in 
file `bigfile` (Invalid argument)

I can not work with a large file?
32 bit executable.
May 11 2017
next sibling parent Stefan Koch <uplink.coder googlemail.com> writes:
On Thursday, 11 May 2017 at 07:24:00 UTC, AntonSotov wrote:
 import std.stdio;

 int main()
 {
     auto big = File("bigfile", "r+"); //bigfile size 20 GB
     writeln(big.size);  // ERROR!
     return 0;
 }

 //////////////////////////////////////
 std.exception.ErrnoException std\stdio.d(1029): Could not seek 
 in file `bigfile` (Invalid argument)

 I can not work with a large file?
 32 bit executable.
it seems you cannot :) files bigger then 4G are still problematic on many platforms.
May 11 2017
prev sibling parent reply Nicholas Wilson <iamthewilsonator hotmail.com> writes:
On Thursday, 11 May 2017 at 07:24:00 UTC, AntonSotov wrote:
 import std.stdio;

 int main()
 {
     auto big = File("bigfile", "r+"); //bigfile size 20 GB
     writeln(big.size);  // ERROR!
     return 0;
 }

 //////////////////////////////////////
 std.exception.ErrnoException std\stdio.d(1029): Could not seek 
 in file `bigfile` (Invalid argument)

 I can not work with a large file?
 32 bit executable.
Are you in windows perchance? IIRC the when compiling for 32 bit it doesn't use the 64 bit C file function so that will not work.
May 11 2017
parent AntonSotov <nepuvive rainmail.biz> writes:
On Thursday, 11 May 2017 at 08:42:26 UTC, Nicholas Wilson wrote:

 Are you in windows perchance? IIRC the when compiling for 32 
 bit it doesn't use the 64 bit C file function so that will not 
 work.
Yes, windows. Ok, I understood you.
May 11 2017