Increase Size of Compiled Program

[Skeletor 91]

Hey All,

Yes, this is an odd request. 
But is there a way to bulk up the size of the compiled program? 
I know many want to reduce it's size, but I want to increase it.

What methods do you suggest?

[Somerset 3,902]

fileinstall

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Edited January 28, 2019 by Somerset

[Melba23 3,727]

Skeletor,

Why on earth do you want to do this?

M23

P.S. And just to be absolutely clear - this is the Mod team determining the legality of the thread, so everyone else please keep out.

[Skeletor 91]

Hey Melba23,

Simple, Marketing strategy.
 

[Melba23 3,727]

Skeletor,

More bytes = bigger price?

M23

[Skeletor 91]

Melba32,

Not really. I had an issue in the past where I came with a 1MB program. 

It did it's job but perfectly compared to the commercial program it was up against. However, because of it's size, some people think its not worth it. 

So yeah, that's my reason for the question. 

[Melba23 3,727]

Skeletor,

Then go ahead and stuff the executable with resources! Make sure the forum gets a cut if you do sell it!

M23

[Skeletor 91]

lol....

[orbs 205]

1 hour ago, Skeletor said:

Marketing strategy.

then follow the example of the big boys (Symantec has always been my role-model for this kind of bureaucracy stuff):

- add a huge high quality logo to your GUI

- throw in a 30-page license agreement

- add 10 more confirmation steps to your setup program

- use an elaborate yet meaningless version numbers (like 27.4.63.1183), so you can validate it with your clients when they seek support

- oh, and my all-time favorite: add a progress bar when installing your files, with artificial delays in it (after all your files have been copied within a tenth of a second, of course)

yes, some of it was sarcasm. no, not all of it... 

 

b.t.w i assume that this:

1 hour ago, Melba23 said:

Then go ahead and stuff the executable with resources

means that the topic is legitimate

[dmob 48]

1 hour ago, Skeletor said:

Not really. I had an issue in the past where I came with a 1MB program. 

It did it's job but perfectly compared to the commercial program it was up against. However, because of it's size, some people think its not worth it.

Had an almost similar issue, but in my case it was packaging.

I used the mini-CD to distribute my program, and for precisely that reason had to switch back to standard size CD even thought I used about 1% of it.

 

[Nine 1,515]

play a resource song while installing, takes a lot of place and will guaranty client satisfaction and calm !