Re: large arrays - how to store?

[Paul Schneider]

Ulrich Lauther wrote:
> Guy Harrison <swamp-DEL-dog@ntlworld.com> wrote:
> : Paul Schneider wrote:
>
> : > Hello,
> : > 
> : > for my program I need a large multidimensional array the dimensions of
> : > which I know at compile time. Specifically it is of size 500 x 5000 x 10
> : > x 6. I am looking for guidance of how to treat this array on a linux
> : > system with 2 Gigs of memory.
> : > 
> are all the 500x5000x10x6 memory lactions actually used? Or is the data
> structure sparse? In the latter case, you should consider storing just the
> used elements.
It#s a dense array. All f the elements are used extensively. Suggestions?

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