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Q163959: FIX: .dct File Grows Larger After Each Compile

Article: Q163959
Product(s): Microsoft FoxPro
Version(s): 5.0a 3.0 3.0b 5.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbprogramming kbvfp kbvfp300bBUG kbvfp500aBUG kbvfp500bugkbbuglist
Last Modified: 23-MAR-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, versions 3.0, 3.0b, 5.0, 5.0a 
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SYMPTOMS
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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
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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
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at
the beginning of this article. This has been corrected in Visual FoxPro 6.0.

MORE INFORMATION
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Steps to Reproduce Behavior
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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.

Additional query words: kbvfp600fix

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Keywords          : kbprogramming kbvfp kbvfp300bBUG kbvfp500aBUG kbvfp500bug kbbuglist
Technology        : kbVFPsearch kbAudDeveloper kbVFP300 kbVFP300b kbVFP500 kbVFP500a
Version           : 5.0a 3.0 3.0b 5.0
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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