On Sat, 15 Jun 2002, Sirotkin, Alexander wrote:
> I was trying to import a very large data table to R using RODBC. By
> large meaning a table of 600 real
> numbers and 10000 rows. It failed saying that it reached a memory limit.
Which is what? Buy some more memory: I am sure TI can afford it!
> This is extremely weird
> because S-Plus can import the same table, and it does this quite fast.
Why is it `extremely wierd'? Why do you expect user-contributed software
(which is not even in the main CRAN section) for a free package to be as
memory-efficient as a commercial package?
> Are there any limitations on objects size in current implementation of R ?
Yes, around 2Gb for each object (increased in the current R-devel).
We would welcome contributions of improvements to RODBC or funds to
develop it (and I note that you are posting from a large commercial
concern).
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