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internal void Stream(int upTo)
    {

        using (StreamWriter writer = new StreamWriter("E:\\temp\\MorrisSequence\\" + "line1.txt"))
        {
            writer.Write("1");
        }

        for (int i = 1; i <= upTo; i++)
        {
            Console.WriteLine(i);

            using (StreamReader reader = new StreamReader("E:\\temp\\MorrisSequence\\" + "line" + i + ".txt"))
            {
                int count = 1;
                char currChar = (char)reader.Read();
                char lastChar = currChar;
                char nextChar;
                string writeNum = (i + 1).ToString();

                using (StreamWriter writer = new StreamWriter("E:\\temp\\MorrisSequence\\" + "line" + writeNum + ".txt"))
                {
                    while (reader.Peek() >= 0)
                    {
                        nextChar = (char)reader.Peek();
                        if (nextChar != lastChar)
                        {
                            writer.Write(count.ToString() + currChar.ToString());
                            count = 0;
                        }
                        currChar= (char)reader.Read();
                        lastChar = currChar;
                        count++;
                    }
                    writer.Write(count.ToString() + currChar.ToString());
                }
            }
        }
    }

Richard Deeming wrote:

Is there a reason you're writing strings instead of bytes?

GuyThiebaut wrote:

My guess is that it may be one of those tasks where it is not possible to calculate up to 100 within the lifetime of the universe.

Kenneth Haugland wrote:

I don't think is enough not if you start at 3,4,5 or any other number, at least I got some 5 then.

L50 = 894810

L_n+1/L_n= lambda = 1.303577269034

L50*lambda^(50)= 511175198256