Is there a limit on file size when using a text find/replace action? I have a F/R action that I need to take on 3 files. On the first 2, which are just a few lines, it runs fine. On the third (which is about 50+K), it always fails, saying that the file cannot be accessed.
I know the file is accessible because the previous step is to change the attributes to RW so that it can be updated and this action (the attribute setting) completes successfully.
Hi John,
The file size limit should be 4Gb. 50K is definitely within the limits, I know I’ve personally run that action on files over 100Mb in size.
Are you only reading from the file, or both reading from and writing back to? If you copy the file and then run the action, does it load properly?
Regards,
Angus
PS At a guess, some people have been reporting that files in their build process are occasionally inaccessible due to indexing services like Google Desktop. The workarounds for this possibility are either disabling indexing or setting the “Retry Attempts” value for the action, so it attempts the operation multiple times before failing. You can find this option on the Runtime property page.