We use a different product, can't remember the name but it does exactly the same thing. The one additional advantage we didn't figure on was that the application loads quicker due the the less HD read time needed for our 8mb after compression exe - it would normally be about 20mb.
I added a feature a while ago that stores DFM data in a separate file with the exe instead of in it's resource section. This allowed our application of over 1000 forms to load under win95/98 and reduced the exe further by several MB. The DFM files are basically copied straight into the resource section without any compression or anything. Our external file is compressed. Nahum. > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jeremy Coulter > Sent: Tuesday, 21 June 2005 20:37 p.m. > To: 'NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List' > Subject: RE: [DUG]: Small EXE's with UPXG > > Ross answered he question for me...:-) > > FYI, I use this for every app. I sell or use internally, and > have never struck an issue. > No Performance issues or anything. > > Jeremy > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ross Levis > Sent: 21 June 2005 20:21 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List > Subject: Re: [DUG]: Small EXE's with UPXG > > It stays permanently small and executes that way. It > basically uncompresses itself as it loads into RAM. > > Regards, > Ross. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mark Howard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List" <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, June 21, 2005 8:13 PM > Subject: Re: [DUG]: Small EXE's with UPXG > > > Does the executable run in it's compressed form? or do you > still have to extract it at the far end? > Mark > On Tue, 21 Jun 2005 17:36:46 +1200, Ross Levis > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I think Jeremy means UPX http://upx.sourceforge.net. I use > it for all > > my applications. It makes the final installation program > smaller and > > quicker to download. > > > > I added a shortcut to the SendTo folder so I can just > right-click an > > executable and Send To -> UPX and it's done. > > > > Regards, > > Ross. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "John" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "DUG" <[email protected]> > > Sent: Tuesday, June 21, 2005 8:13 AM > > Subject: RE: [DUG]: Small EXE's with UPXG > > > > > > Sound interesting! Where can I find info about UPXG? Could not find > > any on the web under UPXG. > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Jeremy Coulter [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Monday, 20 June 2005 8:24 p.m. > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; 'NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List' > > Subject: RE: [DUG]: Small EXE's > > > > > > It does not include ll controls, but I have not used it a while. I > > also use UPXG which shrinks normal exes by HEAPS!! Like a 7MB exe > > becomes abour 2.4mb > > > > Jeremy > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Delphi mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://ns3.123.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/delphi > > > > > > > > > > -- > Forest Production Systems Ltd > Creators of PSLog - A harvesting information system www.pslog.co.nz > > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.323 / Virus Database: 267.7.9/23 - Release Date: > 20/06/2005 > > _______________________________________________ > 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
