ADT/ODE: File Compression Ratio Less Than Other Programs

• Microsoft Access Developer's Toolkit, versions 2.0, 7.0
• Microsoft Office 97 Developer Edition Tools
• Microsoft Office Developer Edition 97

SYMPTOMS

Novice: Requires knowledge of the user interface on single-user computers.

When you create disk images for a custom application using the Microsoft Office 97 Developer Edition Tools (ODE) Setup Wizard or the Microsoft Access Developer's Toolkit (ADT) Setup Wizard, the file compression ratio is less than some third-party compression utility programs. For example, the ODE or ADT Setup Wizard may compress a database from 1.7 megabytes (MB) to 1.06MB. In comparison, a third party compression utility may compress the same 1.7 MB database to 420 kylobytes (KB).

STATUS

This behavior is by design.

REFERENCES

For more information about custom setup in the ODE, search the Microsoft Access 97 Help Index for "Setup Wizard, distributing."

For more information about custom setup in the ADT, search for "ADT," and then "Creating setup programs" using the Microsoft Access for Windows 95 Help Index.

Additional query words:

Keywords : kbusage GnlFilem
Version : WINDOWS:2.0,7.0,97
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbprb