Error: Total size of array must not exceed 0x7fffffff bytes

Question

I have a small C++ program that requires a large 2d array.

int distanceArray[282][9900000];

I am aware that a standard 32 bit console appli

Answer 1

As suggested by MSalters, an std::vector> was definitely the way to go.

For anyone who is still having this problem, here is how I initialized it:

std::vector> distanceArray(282, std::vector(9000000, -1));

9,000,000 columns are created within every row of 282 items, and each value is initialized to -1 at the start.

Thanks to everyone who commented for the help!