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PDF output huge file size - Postscript even bigger [message #256872]

Wed, 03 October 2007 07:53

Eclipse User

I produce a report with something like 30 columns and maybe 20 pages.
It is A3 size (2 x A4).
This outputs as 3 Mb which to me seems to be very large. I removed all the
images and still it produces 3 Mb.

I also produced the same report in Postscript just to see the effect and
it is something like 60 Mb!

Does anyone know what is happening? Are all the font definitions begin
stored inside the PDF/Postscript?

Any tips on making the report sizes smaller?
It also greatly affects speed. It seems to take lots of time to produce
these large files.

Re: PDF output huge file size - Postscript even bigger [message #256986 is a reply to message #256872]

Wed, 03 October 2007 20:04

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: jasonweathersby.alltel.net

Rob,

Can you open a bugzilla entry for this?

Jason

Rob Scott wrote:
> I produce a report with something like 30 columns and maybe 20 pages.
> It is A3 size (2 x A4).
> This outputs as 3 Mb which to me seems to be very large. I removed all
> the images and still it produces 3 Mb.
>
> I also produced the same report in Postscript just to see the effect and
> it is something like 60 Mb!
>
> Does anyone know what is happening? Are all the font definitions begin
> stored inside the PDF/Postscript?
>
> Any tips on making the report sizes smaller?
> It also greatly affects speed. It seems to take lots of time to produce
> these large files.
>
>

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