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Q135382: ADT/ODE: File Compression Ratio Less Than Other Programs

Article: Q135382
Product(s): Microsoft Access Distribution Kit
Version(s): WINDOWS:2.0,7.0,97; :
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbusage
Last Modified: 13-JUN-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Access Developer's Toolkit, versions 2.0, 7.0 
- Microsoft Office 97 Developer Edition 
- Microsoft Office 97 Developer Edition 
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Novice: Requires knowledge of the user interface on single-user computers.

SYMPTOMS
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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
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This behavior is by design.

REFERENCES
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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:

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Keywords          : kbusage 
Technology        : kbOfficeSearch kbAudDeveloper kbAccessSearch kbOffice97Search kbAccessDevTK200 kbOffice97 kbZNotKeyword3 kbAccessDevTK700
Version           : WINDOWS:2.0,7.0,97; :
Hardware          : x86
Issue type        : kbprb

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