Compiling problem.

[Mud525]

I am having trouble when I compile my EXE everything goes okay, but when I run the EXE it brings up a dos prompt saying "program too big to fit in memory". It is only 188kb. I am using ADO to access SQL Server. Any guidance is much appreciated

 

[woyler]

Make sure your virus scan software is updated and run it. I remember a virus that affects .exes and gives that message when they are run. I will dig a little to see if I can find the virus name.

 

[Mud525]

Thanks for the info, but I have scanned my computer with no sign of a virus. Any other ideas???

 

[woyler]

what kind of OS are you running it on?

 

[Mud525]

I'm compiling on Windows XP. I have compilied the program before and deployed it to Win XP and Win 2k. It started all of a sudden. I don't get it.

 

[woyler]

1) Are you trying to run it on the same XP system?
2) Do you have a copy of any of the other exe's you compiled that worked before?
3) Do those exe's still work now?

 

[Mud525]

I still have old exe's that work. I can run them on the development machine and others. The old one runs on both XP and 2K.

 

[woyler]

Let me see if this is correct:
You compiles an app on an XP machine. It worked on that machine and and others.
Recently you compiled a newer version of the same app on the same XP box and you get this error only with the new version on XP and W2K?

 

[Mud525]

That's it. And get this. I just recompiled it and it works! But I'll bet you anything that if I do it again it won't. This machine is brand new too. I just did a fresh install less than a month ago. It's too weird.

 

[woyler]

Not that I can offer any reason why it happened to you, but a very common reason for the "program to big" error, is a corrupted executable.

 

[Mud525]

Yeah, but it shouldn't compile into a corrupt executable. Thanks a lot for the help and input. I just hope I don't have to modify this thing again anytime soon.