Largest Document Size MS-DOS Editor Can Edit

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SUMMARY

MS-DOS Editor (EDIT.EXE) occupies approximately 289 kilobytes (K) of the available program space; therefore, the largest file size MS-DOS Editor can edit is equal to the total space available for programs minus 289K.

For example, if the MEM command reports the following

655,360 bytes total conventional memory
655,360 bytes available to MS-DOS
585,584 largest executable program size

the largest file MS-DOS Editor can load into memory is as follows:

       585K  Largest executable program size
     - 289K  Memory MS-DOS Editor occupies
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       296K  Space available for text file

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Article ID: 63713 - Last Review: May 12, 2003 - Revision: 2.0

APPLIES TO

Microsoft MS-DOS 5.0 Standard Edition
Microsoft MS-DOS 5.0a
Microsoft MS-DOS 6.0 Standard Edition
Microsoft MS-DOS 6.2 Standard Edition
Microsoft MS-DOS 6.21 Standard Edition
Microsoft MS-DOS 6.22 Standard Edition

KB63713

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