Seem to recall an old work around was to put some forms into DLLs and call them as needed.
Paul [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://PaulANorman.com Ph NZ 021 782 433 Fx NZ 021 292 2433 Overseas: Ph. +6421782433 Fax +64212912433 P.O. Box 1005 Nelson 7015 New Zealand ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nahum.Wild" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, 11 June 2004 12:21 p.m. Subject: RE: [DUG] Windows 98 problems > > It's a 35+mb exe (about 900 forms) that works and then with a couple of > changes stops working, we aspack it down to 3mb before giving it to clients > though. :o) > > One of my workmates has reminded me to do a google groups search and we have > narrowed it down to probably being several more forms being added to the > project thus increasing the size of the exe's resource header which maybe > win98 looks and decides that such a size couldn't possibly run, so it won't > let it. > > > Nahum. > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Ross Levis > > Sent: Friday, 11 June 2004 12:16 p.m. > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; NZ Borland Developers Group - > > Delphi List > > Subject: Re: [DUG] Windows 98 problems > > > > > > I've heard that Win98/ME etc has an EXE size limitation. You > > may be able to > > get around it by simply compressing the EXE using say UPX > > (http://upx.sourceforge.net), otherwise you may need to split > > parts of the > > app into DLL's or packages. > > > > Ross. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Nahum.Wild" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "'NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List'" > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Friday, June 11, 2004 11:54 AM > > Subject: [DUG] Windows 98 problems > > > > > > > Hi all, > > > > > > We recently made some changes to our largest delphi 4 > > application and now > > it > > > does not work under Windows 98. When I say does not work I > > literrly mean > > > that, it won't run any more windows just says 'There is not > > enough memory > > to > > > start x' or something similiar and suggests 'Quit some > > running programs, > > and > > > then try again". The problem is that it happens as soon as > > you double > > click > > > on the app or run it from the delphi ide. I've put a break > > point on the > > > begin in the dpr and it doesn't even get there. It's like win98 is > > looking > > > at the exe and deciding it can't run it - and doesn't give > > a particullarly > > > helpfull message. Memory is not the issue as there is > > 512mb of it and > > > nothing else running. > > > > > > So I was just wondering if anyone else had encountered this > > problem and/or > > > maybe had some ideas to diagonse the situation. I can > > provide more info > > if > > > you want. > > > > > > > > > Cheers, > > > > > > Nahum Wild > > > Software Innovator & Process Consultant > > > PayGlobal > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Delphi mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://ns3.123.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/delphi > > > > _______________________________________________ > Delphi mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://ns3.123.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/delphi _______________________________________________ Delphi mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://ns3.123.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/delphi
