[thelist] handling large files

[dave [ evolt ]]

Mark Groen wrote:

>Does anyone have a favourite program for manipulating larger size
>[23MB] xml files? 
>  
>
hi mark - i've been using textpad[0] for almost two years now, and i 
like it a lot. it's worked well for large files as well as bits and 
pieces of code, and it has syntax highlighting for almost anything (and 
you can write your own). i mostly use it for txt, php, xml, and sql 
files, but have used it for just about anything else i've run into.

i've also heard a lot of great things about vim (VI iMproved)[1] - if 
you've used VI before, this is a good [GUI] extension of it. if you 
haven't, there's a bit of a learning curve, but from what i've seen, 
it's worth it. enjoy, and good luck in your search.

[0] http://www.textpad.com
[1] http://vim.sourceforge.net/

[ dave ]
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