Re: Source of EXE Size OT

Aside from any resources (graphics, etc) you may have added, the EXE will
grow as a result of code that is added as well.

After compiling to native code for many years, I started using p-code. For
many applications, it produces smaller executables with no apparent change
in performance. If you are concerned about EXE side, you might play around
with that a little.

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Jonathan Wood
SoftCircuits
http://www.softcircuits.com
Available for consulting: http://www.softcircuits.com/jwood/resume.htm

"Dan Johnson" <johnson@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:2d294$4326ff9c$d826dfe9$25915@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > I had forgotten this tidbit when responding to Dan. If it is true in
> > general, then one would expect that the code size would jump in
> > increments. I guess another question I didn't ask was whether he is
> > generating p-code or native and whether he has changed any of the
> > default compiler options (empahsize speed over size comes to mind).
>
> I'm compiling to native code, and optimizing for speed. Haven't changed
any
> of these options in a long time.
>
> While I understand exe size for a VB app may not carry much significance,
> I'm still somewhat surprised that there don't seem to be many tools that
can
> be used to identify "bloat". I can remember leaving an unneeded huge
image
> file in a picture frame once, where the image was positioned in such a way
> that there was no way I would ever see it during normal VB use...a
situation
> where it would be nice to have something pointing you to the potential
> problem.
>
> Dan
>
>


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