Yes... I knew that the EXE files have a "header" that launches the runtime to load the code.
You can test the differences to see yourself what happens... Best regards. To: nsbasic...@yahoogroups.com From: g...@nsbasic.com Date: Tue, 21 Apr 2009 09:52:50 -0400 Subject: Re(2): [nsbasic-ce] Use of Remarks, REM, or the semicolon and comments I'll check this some more, but you need to consider that the EXE has some additional overhead: there is an executable stub that contains enough code to start the runtime and load your code into it. So, the size of the exe file should be (roughly) 1/2 the size of the .nsb file, less the comments, plus the stub (6656 bytes). > > >Hi all again. > >I was testing again a little bit the problem related to comments and EXE >file sizes and I suppose the following things: > >If I make an EXE file from the project in NSB format, the >comments are not stripped out in EXE because the size is near to the >NSB project file. > >If I save the NSB project in TXT format, the file of the TXT is about >half of size of the same project in NSB but contains all code and >comments... the differences of sizes between the two formats must be >because of the code encryption. > >If I open this TXT generated from the NSB format and I use the NSBasic >IDE to make a new EXE from it, then the EXE that results is very smaller >than the EXE that appears when you uses the original NSB file >(comments now are stripped out, I suppose...) and the original TXT file >used (!!!!!!!) is surprisingly saved again without any comments (and >without any kind of asking) with the exception of the comments generated >by the IDE. > >My conclussion is that the IDE only generates an EXE without your >comments if you first save your project in TXT format and opens it with >the IDE to generate the EXE, but it contains the comments generated by >the IDE. I don't remember very well, but I think that the size of the >EXE may be more smaller if you erases all generated comments in the TXT file. > > > >Best regards. > >To: nsbasic...@yahoogroups.com >From: dacars...@hotmail.com >Date: Tue, 21 Apr 2009 07:53:56 +0000 >Subject: RE: [nsbasic-ce] Use of Remarks, REM, or the semicolon and comments > > > >Hi all. > >George, tell me if I am wrong... but when I was testing because of >the bug that shows a error in the EXE when the program exceeds >certain size limit, I had to make a little program in Visual Basic that >erases all comments from my code (saving my project in TXT format >before) to "compilate" the EXE file sucesfully. My program with comments >included was exceeding the limit that causes the EXE file to not run >correctly, but if I erase the comments and I make an EXE from the NSB >IDE then the EXE that results was smaller and runs fine. I was testing >this fact and I found that the EXE reduces 2 bytes for each character >(or byte) of comments. I supposed that the encryption method on NSB >format and EXEs was the cause of the "2 bytes reduction" for each byte. > >I'm wrong??? > >Best regards. > > >To: nsbasic...@yahoogroups.com >From: g...@nsbasic.com >Date: Sun, 19 Apr 2009 07:08:22 -0400 >Subject: Re: [nsbasic-ce] Use of Remarks, REM, or the semicolon and comments > > > >Remarks have no effect on execution time. When you make an exe file, >they are stripped out of your code, reducing program size. > >The size of strings and variables is limited by system memory. > >Programs have a maximum size of 1 or 2 megs, depending on a few things. >This is the code itself - variables used at runtime do no count. > >>Is there any affect on how many remarks can be used in a program? >> >>Any down side in using alot of remarks? >> >>Limitation to final file size? >> >>are they discarded when making an EXE file? >> >>Any limitations for Strings, variables >> >>Is there a chart somewhere that illustrates these limits? >> >>Thanks >> >> >> >>------------------------------------ >> >>Yahoo! Groups Links >> >> >> > > > >Ahora lee tus emails de Hotmail desde tu móvil Vodafone ¡Aquí! > > >Haz búsquedas desde Live Search y ayuda a 22 niños de un orfanato en >Nepal ¡Colabora! > > _________________________________________________________________ Más rápido, sencillo y seguro. Descárgate ya el nuevo Internet Explorer 8 ¡Es gratis! http://www.vivelive.com/ie8 --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "nsb-ce" group. To post to this group, send email to nsb-ce@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to nsb-ce+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nsb-ce?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
