Re: Can I compress the Output from an SQR program as it is writin g?

[John Milardovic <milardj@SX.COM>]

I don't think you can compress the file as it is writing out.  SQR uses a
temp file to create the report and doesn't move it to the *.lis until it is
finished.  How big of a report are we talking about?  If there is no disk
space how are you going to view it or print it?  One option might be to
'chunk' it up into smaller sections using 'new-report' and compress each
section as it finishes.  But the real answer is to increase the size of your
hard drive.

HTH
John Milardovic


        -----Original Message-----

        Would this actually compress the file as it is writing out?  Or is
it
        waiting until the file has completed writing it out and then
compresses it?
        My problem is that we don't have enough diskspace to allow the file
to
        write out in it's uncompressed format.
        Thanks!