in reply to Storing data in Array

Perl lists scale dynamically to fit the amount of data you stick in them. The amount of data you can stick into a list is limited only by the amount of memory you have available. I have used perl lists with millions of entries and never had a problem. You may want to see my Shift, Pop, Unshift and Push with Impunity! post for a look at the performance characteristics of perl lists.

I doubt your problem is really with a full list. Why don't you post your code so we can see if we can figure out what the problem is?

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RE: Re: Storing data in Array
by shree420 (Initiate) on Aug 16, 2000 at 23:25 UTC
    Thank you for the quick reply. I made a mistake in writing the question. Actually, I was actually inquiring about the maximum size of variable and increasing its size but instead wrote an array. Would you be kind enough to shed some light on this? Thank You!
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      So what you're after is the maximum size of a scalar variable? (what other languages would call a string, although perl's scalars also handle numeric data)

      Scalars (like all perl datatypes) expand and contract dynamically to fit the amount of data you try to stick in them. I have used large scalars before with no problems. I just ran some quick tests on my system and stuck a 10MB chunk of data into a scalar and perl didn't even break a sweat.

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