64-Bit VB.NET Allocating > 2GB of RAM (.NET bug?)

Question

I have a 64 bit VB.NET application and want to allocate a buffer > 2GB in size.

In the following code both the \"new\" and the \"ReDim\" throw an \"OverflowException

Answer 1

You may have to use memory mapped files for this, take a look at the MapViewOfFile function.