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Maximum Size of Dynamic Data Objects

In addition to the maximum memory size that the current internal mode can request for dynamic data objects, their maximum size is limited by the following factors:

The actual maximum size is generally smaller than given by the above limits, since the overall available memory is normally not only used by a string or an internal table.

Note

If there is only little memory space available, it may be better to use an internal table, because its memory space is requested in blocks, while the entire memory space required for a string must always be free as a whole.