[RESOLVED] Project Size!

[arpan_de]

Just a question of inquisitiveness.........

My web browser app uses 25 Forms, 13 Modules, 1 Class Module & 1 Resource File. Excluding the Resource File, the size of these different files range from 3KB to 220KB but the size of the Project is only 3.35KB! How come?

The size of the Resource File alone is 0.99MB.

[si_the_geek]

By "the project" I presume you mean the VBP file, which is just a text file that has a list of things like the files and references for the project - as such the size of it is only determined by the number of files & references etc (as each one is 'written' in the VBP file).

[Pradeep1210]

If you open the project file in a text editor (notepad), you will know the reason

[Keithuk]

If you check the size of your Forms *.frx files and add them all up. These files contain any graphics in that Form. Then you will have the total exe size plus the resource file size.

[arpan_de]

Thanks all 3 of you

BTW. whenever I open the VBP file, I always find that the first object that shows up is a module & not the main Form which houses the web browser control which I used to find a trifle irritating but after going through Pradeep's answer, when I opened the VBP file in a text editor, I realized the reason behind this. Now that I have taken care of that, the VBP file always opens up with the main Form.....

[Keithuk]

BTW. whenever I open the VBP file, I always find that the first object that shows up is a module & not the main Form which houses the web browser control

No the reason for that is the data saved in the *.vbw (Visual Basic Project Workspace) file. If you delete this file and open you project again you will see that no Form or Module will have default. But you will find that when you close the project the last Form or Module used will be the default next time.

I honestly can't see the need for these *.vbw files.