Sizes and Limits

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Below is a table of sizes and limits which apply to various features and operations:

 

maximum number of open files/windows

no limit  

maximum number of lines in a file

2,147,483,648 (2 GB)

maximum number of characters per line

32,767 (32 K)

maximum number of characters in a file

2,147,483,648 (2 GB)

maximum number of characters in a hex mode file

505,290,269

maximum length of a filepath, with its D:\ designator prefix

259 characters

maximum length of a filename, or filepath, less its D:\ designator

256 characters

minimum undo buffer size

2,048 ( 2 KB)

maximum undo buffer size

65,535 (64 KB)

minimum screen size

800 x 600

minimum recommended screen size

1024 x 768

minimum number of recent files on Recent Files submenu

0

maximum number of recent files on Recent Files submenu

24

maximum number of recent files on Recent Projects submenu

16

number of bookmarks

10

maximum length of a Fill String

512

number of internal clipboards

8

maximum size of an internal clipboard saved from session to session

2,048 ( 2 KB)

number of User Lists

8

maximum length of an item in a User List

256

maximum length of a User List title

40

number of User Tools

24

maximum length of a User Tool name

32

maximum length of a search string

512

maximum number of search strings saved in history list

20

maximum number of replace strings saved in history list

20

maximum number of Syntax Highlighting languages

100

maximum length of Syntax Highlighting language name

20

maximum line length within the Syntax.ini file

16,384

maximum number of reserved words in a language

3,000 ƒ

maximum number of template sets

100

maximum number of templates in a template set

500

maximum length of text in a template

2,048 ( 2 KB)

maximum length of a template name

100

maximum length of a template set name

32

maximum number of variables in a macro

200

maximum length of the 'string' data type

2,048 ( 2 KB)

maximum length of a macro variable name

32

maximum length of the FTP username field

40

maximum length of the FTP password field

40

maximum number of FTP accounts

100

 

 

 subject only to the virtual memory limits of the operating system

 

these limits are imposed by the operating system

 

ƒ 3000 is approximate. The actual limit is governed by the maximum line length within the Syntax.ini file. The combined length of a comma-separated list of all reserved words within a given class (Reserved 1, Reserved 2, or Reserved 3) is limited to 16 KB.