BUG: .dct File Grows Larger After Each Compile

 Last reviewed: April 24, 1997
Article ID: Q163959
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, versions 3.0, 3.0b, 5.0, 5.0a

SYMPTOMS

If a database container has stored procedure code in it, the .dct file of the database container increases in size each time

  • A project containing the database is rebuilt with the option "Recompile All Files" checked.
  • The COMPILE DATABASE command is issued.

The increase in size depends on the amount of code that is in the stored procedure.

RESOLUTION

There are a couple of ways to reduce the size of the .dct file:

  1. Open the database container and issue the PACK DATABASE command.

  2. Modify the database using the Database Designer, and click Clean Up Database from the Visual FoxPro Database menu.

Remember that the database must be opened exclusively and no table or view in the database can be open.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

Issue the following commands in a program (.prg) file or from the Command window. For the DIR command to work correctly, ensure that the database container Tastrade.dbc is closed and is not marked as "readonly" before running this code. 

   CD HOME()+"samples\tastrade\data"
   DIR tastrade.dct
   COMPILE DATABASE tastrade
   DIR *.dct
The reported size of the .dct file increases.

Keywords : buglist3.00 buglist3.00b buglist5.00 FxprgTable kbprg vfoxwin vfpbug5.0a kbbuglist
Version : 5.0a 3.0 3.0b 5.0
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbbug

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Last reviewed: April 24, 1997
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