I had an interesting challenge today: Needed to edit a large XML file (about 2 GB) to find and fix some bad data. I often use Notepad++ for quick and dirty editing, but not for this file. It told me the file was too big.
I tried a few other options and didn’t have much luck, so I asked for suggestions on Twitter. Mark responded:
I’d never heard of this one, but headed over to the JujuEdit page to have a look. I was hooked at the first feature:
Very Large File Support – edit files up to 2GB in size, and browse them instantly with special “Open From Disk” mode.
I downloaded and installed it and tried it with my 2GB file. Works great! And even better, it offers a binary mode which allowed me to spot the bad characters in that particular file.
I’m not sure if this will replace Notepad++ as my freebie of choice, but it definitely will be kept around for those times that I need to work on huge files.
[Addendum]
Just as I finished this article I happened to recall XML Notepad 2007. I’ll need to see how it does with huge XML files next…
Possibly Related posts:
Loading tweets...
1 comment
Marc
July 14, 2009 at 5:08 am (UTC -7)
I’ve found the first object XML editor great for huge (1GB) XML files. Stunningly quick – I found it along with JujuEdit when looking for large file handling tools.
http://www.firstobject.com/dn_editor.htm