in reply to Pre-extend a file on Windows

Check the config of your 5.6 perl (perl -V) and look for uselargefiles=define. If it isn't there, it explains why you cannot seek >2GB,

In any case, I'd highly recommend using contig.exe for this.

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Re^2: Pre-extend a file on Windows
by kenth (Initiate) on Jul 16, 2007 at 12:17 UTC
    Thanks for the contig.exe suggestion. That does what I need. I looked at the perl they have installed on the servers and it does not have largefile support compiled in so that explains the problem. Thanks
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