Scott,

>OK, after further testing, I have some new info to report.
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>It seems that it's my class libraries (particularly the VCT files) that keep growing each time I recompile by a total of about 70K each time. Could it be that when the class libraries are recompiled that the object code memo field (and/or other memo fields in the VCX) is not being packed? Maybe that has been fixed in one of the service packs. In your test, George, did you have a class library as part of the project?

No, I didn't have "a class library"...I had 11 class libraries.< bg > (Sorry, but I couldn't help myself).

>Do most of you actually choose "Recompile All Files" when you build an EXE? - maybe it's not necessary...

Of course, I can only speak for my self, but in general, no I don't. For this test, however, I did. About all I can suggest beyond the SP would be to clean up the project and the classlib, and recompile the classlib from the command windw. Sometimes, classlibs get a "little funky" (for want of a better term) and a recompile seems to straighten them out.