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Extracting Modules to Compressed Windows Folders
Excel 2002 and Windows XP
For brevity, let's say my D:\work folder is marked as compressed. When I save new .XLS files in it, they're compressed. When I use my text editor or Notepad to save new text files in it, they're also compressed. However, if I use the VBE to extract code modules into it, they're stored UNCOMPRESSED. This seems to be a nasty dependency between the VBE and Windows, at least for the specific versions I'm using. I don't want the VBE second guessing my OS file system settings, and this doesn't fill me with confidence that there aren't other hidden dependencies between the VBE and Windows. The paranoid cynic in me is tempted to believe that this was designed into the VBE to make using Excel 2002 more difficult using Windows emulators under other OSs. The jaded cynic in me believes that the VBE uses overly low level file system access to save .BAS files, but not necessarily with the intention of screwing up emulators, more likely due to laziness and bad systems programming. |
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"Harlan Grove" wrote:
Excel 2002 and Windows XP For brevity, let's say my D:\work folder is marked as compressed. When I save new .XLS files in it, they're compressed. When I use my text editor or Notepad to save new text files in it, they're also compressed. However, if I use the VBE to extract code modules into it, they're stored UNCOMPRESSED. This seems to be a nasty dependency between the VBE and Windows, at least for the specific versions I'm using. I don't want the VBE second guessing my OS file system settings, and this doesn't fill me with confidence that there aren't other hidden dependencies between the VBE and Windows. The paranoid cynic in me is tempted to believe that this was designed into the VBE to make using Excel 2002 more difficult using Windows emulators under other OSs. The jaded cynic in me believes that the VBE uses overly low level file system access to save .BAS files, but not necessarily with the intention of screwing up emulators, more likely due to laziness and bad systems programming. Is there a question here? |
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Extracting Modules to Compressed Windows Folders
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