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On 5/14/03 2:10 PM, "Franz Walter Klein" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > By now we know that: > > - There are three integer types in AS, > - plain (default) integer is longer than 16 bit > - plain (default) integer may be shorter than 29 bit > > Is there any source at Apple to get a clear answer on the question: "Which > file length can be addressed by the integer position parameter in read?" Just a few days ago, on May 2 in the thread "Strange numbers to AS", Chris Nebel of Apple said: "Integers in AppleScript only go up to 2^29 (about 500 million). There's a check that tries to promote too-large numbers into reals, but you've found a case that slips through the overflow detection and produces a nonsensical result. Write a bug." So there's an authoritative confirmation for your 2^29 supposition. (Evidently (2^29) -1). Since 'read' uses 'double integer' type for its 'from', 'to' and 'for' parameters, you ought to be able to go higher. 2 ^ 29 as double integer --> 5.36870912E+8 -- no error 2 ^ 62 as double integer --> 4.61168601842739E+18 (2 ^ 62) as real --> 4.61168601842739E+18 (So 'real' is same as 'double integer'.) 2 ^ 63 as double integer --> -9.22337203685478E+18 (It's now going backwards. There is no 'unsigned double integer'). (2 ^ 63) - 1 as double integer --> -9.22337203685478E+18 2 ^ 64 as double integer --> -1.0 (and all higher numbers) I don't think the negative numbers are going to help much. 2 ^ 62 + ((2 ^ 62) - 1) --> 9.22337203685478E+18 seems to be the positive limit for double integers. So if 'read' fails earlier than that, I think there must be a bug, or at least an incomplete description of the limit ("double integer") in Standard Additions dictionary. -- Paul Berkowitz