Why is my .exe so large?

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Jim Bob

This is a question. I have developed many vb.net Windows apps. Most
apps .exe are under 100kb.

The app I am presently writing is now 2400kb. What makes the exe get so
large? I am vs2003 and .net framework 1.1.



jwc
 
Jim Bob said:
This is a question. I have developed many vb.net Windows apps. Most
apps .exe are under 100kb.

The app I am presently writing is now 2400kb. What makes the exe get so
large? I am vs2003 and .net framework 1.1.
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Do you have a bunch of images stored as resources?
 
How do I determine images. This app has a lot of printing
needed. For this, I use Active Reports for Data Dynamics. Each printed
form is an *.rpx file added to the project

There is only one form, but about 10 Active Reports files.


jwc
 
You'd know if you have images stored as resources because you would have to
have added them yourself. Resources are managed via the .resx file.
 
Jim Bob said:
How do I determine images. This app has a lot of printing
needed. For this, I use Active Reports for Data Dynamics. Each printed
form is an *.rpx file added to the project

There is only one form, but about 10 Active Reports files.
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How big are those files? I'm not familiar with Active Reports, but that
could explain it.

You could always open the assembly with Reflector and have a look at
the embedded resources there - it tells you how big they are.
 
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