/decompile

[Peter]

I have recently come across the /decompile command-line
switch for Access 2000. It has a dramatic effect on the
size of my mdb file, reducing it from 12MByte to
3.5MByte. Great.

However when I run the new mdb file a bug creeps in. I
have an Err 6 (Overflow) bug that was not there before.
(Or at least was not evident before.)

So what does /decompile do exactly? It seems very
useful, but is clearly slightly dangerous. Is that why
Microsoft do not seem to document it anywhere?

 

[Douglas J. Steele]

Michka has a good essay on what /decompile does at
http://www.trigeminal.com/usenet/usenet004.asp

I suspect that it's not documented since it can cause damage if not used
correctly.

 

[Peter]

Thanks, Doug. I have found the article and it is just
what I needed.