5.3.3 Creating a large file

The maximum size of a HiRDB file system area is 2047 MB (about 2 GB). To create a HiRDB file system area that is larger than this size, you need to create the HiRDB file system area as a large file. The following is the maximum size permitted for a large file:

You can create a large file in the same manner as with a HiRDB file system area. Use the pdfmkfs command's -n option to specify the size of the HiRDB file system area that is to be a large file (2 gigabytes or greater).

To use large files, you need to specify Y in the pd_large_file_use operand in the system common definitions.