Yeah splitting out app into packages is on the list of things to try, but it's at the bottom as it's not going to be that easy due to high coupling. Might have to give it a go. I'll try first culling out some recently added forms and see what happens.
Cheers guys, Nahum. > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Paul A Norman > Sent: Friday, 11 June 2004 12:33 p.m. > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; NZ Borland Developers Group - > Delphi List > Subject: Re: [DUG] Windows 98 problems > > > 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 > _______________________________________________ Delphi mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://ns3.123.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/delphi
