Microsoft KB Archive/32157

How to Make Smaller COBOL .EXE files

PSS ID Number: Q32157 Article last modified on 04-21-1993

3.00 3.00a 4.00 4.50 MS-DOS

Summary: The following are compiler directives that may be helpful in creating smaller .EXE files (if appropriate): OPTSIZE NOALTER NOTRICKLE (if the program is suitably structured) OPTSPEED TARGET “286” Designing your program with efficient size and structure can also contribute to a smaller .EXE file. For more information on this subject, please see Pages 2-11 and Page 56 of the “Microsoft COBOL 3.0 Compiler: Operating Guide” for Versions 3.0 and 3.0a.

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