STrange VB6 Application size (important)

[killer7k]

Hi ,

i got a strange vb6 application size today
me and a friend of mine tested a simple code like this

open vb6 create new project and added that

Private Sub Form_Load()
MsgBox ("hello vb6")
End
End Sub

For me the size is 16 kb
but seem my friend got only 6 kb !!!!

can someone test that and put his size here .

How come that happen ? cause i really interested to have the same size as he got

Thanks & much appreciated

[DebbieCane]

the exe size is 16kb maybe he didnt add some of the code or something other than the code above

[killer7k]

the exe size is 16kb maybe he didnt add some of the code or something other than the code above

no is the same m8 me too i didnt get it

but i compile it and tested the same code via teamviewer
i have the both 2 file if someone interested to compare or so i can upload them

Thanks

[Grimfort]

If your sizes are correct, there is obviously something extra in your project. It could be that you are referencing more libraries that your friend (Menu->Project->References), different compile type (Menu->Project->Properties) change compile to P-Code gets me down to 12k. Maybe he removed the icon as well?

[LaVolpe]

Did your friend also compile the app, are you using the same version of VB?
Maybe you should ask your friend to send you a zip of the project so you can compare the .vbp, .frm/.frx files to yours, as needed?

[killer7k]

Yes it's the same and we did compile it on native-code both
i did compile it by myself via teamviewer and yes we have the same version 6.0

i want really to know how can that happen

[reacen]

I have 16Ko too.
Can you open the EXE with notepad to check if you find anything like "UPX" ? Maybe hes IDE has a plugin that Compresse the EXE at the end ? (When I use UPX, the EXE size is about 5,9Ko, so the same as your friend )

[killer7k]

hmm i dont think so but here you his file maybe someone can find the issue

it just say hello vb6 and end

Thanks

[emartinho]

Um, are all of you using the same filesystem? If one of you is using FAT32 and another NTFS, couldn't there be differences like this due to the differences in the Allocation unit?

FAT can have 16Kb or 32Kb allocation units, so any file smaller than those sizes actually takes up a full allocation unit in the filesystem.
FAT32 can also be configured with different unit sizes, if I remember correctly,
and NTFS has a 4Kb unit, I think.

Maybe this is your issue?

-EM

[killer7k]

i use NTFS here...
maybe but i dont this is the issue
you can take a look at the file i posted i compile it myself via teamviewer

[Keithuk]

If one of you is using FAT32 and another NTFS, couldn't there be differences like this due to the differences in the Allocation unit?

No there is no difference between FAT32 and NTFS. I've just compiled a new project with just 1 Form, no code and no references and and its 16Kb for both systems. WinXP and WinME.

I've just compiled the same project on VB4 16bit and its 8Kb and the same on VB3 and its 6Kb.

[killer7k]

hmm but he use vb 6.0

[Keithuk]

hmm but he use vb 6.0

So am I, I'm just showing the difference between VB3, VB4 16bit and VB6 exe sizes.

[LorinM]

What is the disk cluster size of each system where the .exe resides?
Are any Advanced Optimizations turned on or off?
Are .frx files the same size?
Do right-click properties in Windows Explorer to get true file sizes: Size vs Size On Disk.