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re: Reason why I think original binary file is not compressed

Success_Machine — 10/12/2003 3:49:48 PM (archived)

I can use Winzip on the original binary file to compress it from 90 MB down to 68 MB, so I don't think it is compressed.

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Problem: Text-2-Binary conversion in Visual Basic - Success_Machine - 10/10/2003 11:24:41 AM
- From the 10k foot level - alcaray - 10/13/2003 5:09:38 PM
  - re: I've never done that - Success_Machine - 10/13/2003 9:47:56 PM
- re: Problem: Text-2-Binary conversion in Visual Basic - McFly - 10/10/2003 4:07:02 PM
  - re: Visual Basic 6.0 code example - Success_Machine - 10/10/2003 4:50:00 PM
    - re: Visual Basic 6.0 code example - McFly - 10/11/2003 2:10:14 PM
      - re: I think we did the same keyword search LOL - Success_Machine - 10/12/2003 1:50:24 PM
    - re: Visual Basic 6.0 code example - RobVG - 10/11/2003 12:25:55 AM
      - re: You wish! - Success_Machine - 10/12/2003 1:46:56 PM
        
        There's Binary and Binary... - Nick Hoffman - 10/13/2003 7:09:30 AM
        
        re: Good point - Success_Machine - 10/13/2003 4:46:09 PM
        
        Fine, be that way. - RobVG - 10/12/2003 5:11:36 PM
        
        re: Reason why I think original binary file is not compressed - Success_Machine - 10/12/2003 3:49:48 PM
        
        re: Reason why I think original binary file is not compressed - Baby_Bear - 11/3/2003 3:48:03 AM

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