Re: convert txt to binary file
- To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
- Subject: [mg108856] Re: convert txt to binary file
- From: David Bailey <dave at removedbailey.co.uk>
- Date: Sun, 4 Apr 2010 07:45:22 -0400 (EDT)
- References: <hp4gg1$7rq$1@smc.vnet.net>
jihane wrote: > Hello all, > > I have a 4Gb txt file and it is not possible to work with that because it is huge. Does someone knows how to convert an ascii file to a binary file using mathematica? I have a collegue that does it with another system but I can't find out how to do that. I searched a lot without sucess. > > Your help would be extremelly appreciated. > > Thank you! > I think it would help if you told us a lot more about the format of that txt file, including perhaps a sample - but not the whole 4Gb :) Manipulating that much data in one go may still be tricky, unless you move to a 64-bit system with plenty of memory. David Bailey http://www.dbaileyconsultancy.co.uk