speakers_86
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Is it okay to use the built in bitmap images? Will it cause the size of the database to increase? Or should I go through the effort of making a linked image?
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Even for the bitmap images? I feel like since they are baked into the program it shouldn't matter if I embed them. I'm talking about the Picture property for command buttons. They have those tiny images of arrows, record navigation, and so on.
I create two databases with a single form, one using pictures and the other using text in five command buttons. The size of the database with the pictures is:
(364,544 bytes)
With text
(360,448 bytes)
Based on this each picture costs you an additional 1024 bytes. Better upgrade your hard drive
(364,544 bytes)
With text
(360,448 bytes)
Based on this each picture costs you an additional 1024 bytes. Better upgrade your hard drive
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Don't embedded images cause the database to grow over time though? I thought there was some quirk to access caused the database to inflate for no good reason.
I also tried putting some jpg images in a form and found that they increase the size of the database about the size of the images. The weird thing is that when I deleted the form and did a compact and repair the database didn't shrink back to it's original size. So I would avoid putting large embedded images in a database particularly if they are going to change.
I worst thing I've seen inflation wise is PDFs as OLE objects. Each one of those gobbles up 5 MB of space irrespective of the size of the original PDF.
I worst thing I've seen inflation wise is PDFs as OLE objects. Each one of those gobbles up 5 MB of space irrespective of the size of the original PDF.
