Microsoft KB Archive/135382

= ADT/ODE: File Compression Ratio Less Than Other Programs =

Article ID: 135382

Article Last Modified on 11/14/2003

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Access Developer's Toolkit 2.0
 * Microsoft Access Developer's Toolkit 1.1
 * Microsoft Office 97 Developer Edition

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This article was previously published under Q135382



Novice: Requires knowledge of the user interface on single-user computers.



SYMPTOMS
When you create disk images for a custom application using the Microsoft Office 97 Developer Edition Tools (ODE) Setup Wizard or the Microsoft Access Developer's Toolkit (ADT) Setup Wizard, the file compression ratio is less than some third-party compression utility programs. For example, the ODE or ADT Setup Wizard may compress a database from 1.7 megabytes (MB) to 1.06MB. In comparison, a third party compression utility may compress the same 1.7 MB database to 420 kylobytes (KB).



STATUS
This behavior is by design.

