FIX: .dct File Grows Larger After Each Compile (163959)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows 3.0
  • Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows 3.0b
  • Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows 5.0
  • Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows 5.0a
This article was previously published under Q163959

SYMPTOMS

If a database container has stored procedure code in it, the .dct file of the database container increases in size each time

  • A project containing the database is rebuilt with the option "Recompile All Files" checked.
  • The COMPILE DATABASE command is issued.
The increase in size depends on the amount of code that is in the stored procedure.

RESOLUTION

There are a couple of ways to reduce the size of the .dct file:

  1. Open the database container and issue the PACK DATABASE command.
  2. Modify the database using the Database Designer, and click Clean Up Database from the Visual FoxPro Database menu.
Remember that the database must be opened exclusively and no table or view in the database can be open.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. This has been corrected in Visual FoxPro 6.0.

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

Issue the following commands in a program (.prg) file or from the Command window. For the DIR command to work correctly, ensure that the database container Tastrade.dbc is closed and is not marked as "readonly" before running this code. 
   CD HOME()+"samples\tastrade\data"
   DIR tastrade.dct
   COMPILE DATABASE tastrade
   DIR *.dct
The reported size of the .dct file increases.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:5/12/2003
Keywords:kbBug kbfix kbProgramming KB163959
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