Re: open_dll prob
- Posted by "Hawke'" <mikedeland at NETZERO.NET> Aug 05, 2000
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------=_NextPart_000_0039_01BFFEE2.701BD740 charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Also, Hawke wrote... >i have seen dll's that had compression applied to them=20 with various utilities that claim there is no 'apparent' difference to the dll as far as functionality, but yet the dll is 10% or more smaller after using these exotic compression programs... *cough* they dont work right *cough* Interesting. What "unzip" software are you using? It was zipped with=20 Power Archiver (I think....it may have been winzip, I have both) Could the unzip software be messing up the dll?=20 i wasnt referring to the program used to unzip the distribution = package... i was referring to programs like PKLite that will compress an = executable on your hard drive, thusly making it require less storage space on = disk, but supposedly retain full functionality and speed... there are programs like that for .dll's as well... the idea is that you run these programs on your entire set of dlls (in like windows/system) and instamagically you now have more free disk space WITHOUT (supposedly) any overhead normally attributed to programs like Stacker or Drivespace that perform on_the_fly compression/expansion as this is 'permanent' compression requireing no expansion... many many programmers DO use this type of software -before- they create the distribution package and ship it off... wouldnt surprise me a bit if morfit.dll was placed thru such a process before the distribution package was made... some computers simply chokeNpuke when they attempt to access .exe and .dll that are compressed in this manner and as i stated before... 99% of these instamagic compression programs *cough* dont work right *cough* --Hawke' ------=_NextPart_000_0039_01BFFEE2.701BD740 charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content=3D"text/html; charset=3Diso-8859-1" = http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META content=3D"MSHTML 5.00.2314.1000" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <BLOCKQUOTE=20 style=3D"BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: = 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Also, Hawke wrote...</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Arial CE" size=3D2>><FONT face=3DArial = size=3D2>i have seen=20 dll's that had compression applied to them</FONT>=20 <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>with various utilities that claim = there is no=20 'apparent' difference</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>to the dll as far as functionality, = but yet the=20 dll is 10% or more</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>smaller after using these exotic = compression=20 programs...</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>*cough* they dont work right = *cough*</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Interesting. What "unzip" software are you = using? It was=20 zipped with </FONT></DIV> <DIV>Power Archiver (I think....it may have been winzip, I have = both)</DIV> <DIV>Could the unzip software be messing up the dll? </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial>i wasnt referring to the program used to unzip = the=20 distribution package...</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial>i was referring to programs like PKLite that = will=20 compress an executable</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial>on your hard drive, thusly making it require = less=20 storage space on disk,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial>but supposedly retain full functionality and=20 speed...</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial>there are programs like that for .dll's as=20 well...</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial>the idea is that you run these programs on = your entire=20 set of dlls</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial>(in like windows/system) and instamagically = you now have=20 more</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial>free disk space WITHOUT (supposedly) any = overhead=20 normally</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial>attributed to programs like Stacker or = Drivespace that=20 perform</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial>on_the_fly compression/expansion as this is = 'permanent'=20 compression</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial>requireing no expansion...</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial>many many programmers DO use this type of = software=20 -before- they</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial>create the distribution package and ship it=20 off...</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial>wouldnt surprise me a bit if morfit.dll was = placed thru=20 such a process</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial>before the distribution package was = made...</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial>some computers simply chokeNpuke when they = attempt to=20 access</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial>.exe and .dll that are compressed in this=20 manner</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial>and as i stated before... 99% of these = instamagic=20 compression</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial>programs *cough* dont work right = *cough*</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT=20 > ------=_NextPart_000_0039_01BFFEE2.701BD740--