Re: Forms 4.5.7.1.2 .fmb vs .fmt

[Quoted] In article <5j4rt7$dv7$1_at_orion-fddi.rz.uni-ulm.de>,   walter.zimmer_at_rz.uni-ulm.de wrote:
>
> Hi !
>
> I have a form in .fmb format which uses 1,236,992 bytes of disc space.
> If I convert it to .fmt and back again to .fmb, it only uses 413,696 bytes
> which is a third !
>
> This seems very strange to me and I can think of two answers:
>
> - Oracle isn't very good in memory management
> - The form isn't the same anymore, but I didn't notice anything wrong with it.
>
> Could anyone explain this behaviour ?
>
> Thanks,
> Walter
>
> walter.zimmer_at_rz.uni-ulm.de
> Forms 4.5.7.1.2 developer (Solaris)

The difference is that the embedded pcode is discarded when you convert to fmt format and then back. The pcode is saved within the fmb in various ways, one of which is if you issue a compile or compile all command prior to saving the fmb. The pcode should not be saved in the fmb if you will be delivering your fmb's on various platforms since it is not portable.

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