Difference between 'Start with full compile' and 'Make Exe'?

In the VB6 IDE...

we can compile the project by pressing Ctrl+F5 or by choosing File->Make Exe. Is there any difference between these two procedures? The former one seems to be a bit faster relatively.

What I want to know is "What's difference between these two compilation procedures (if any...) and where should I use the first one and where should I use the second?"

_{Based on this external post but added here as a question since I didn't find it on SO.}

Solution

VB6 compiles "on demand" by default which is what happens when you do Run > Start (or press just F5). This means that some compile errors won't reveal themselves until they are actually called at runtime - or maybe not at all if you happen to not execute a particular block of code containing an error.

But using Ctrl-F5 or "Start with full compile" causes each and every line of code to be compiled; any potential errors can be revealed and be eliminated this way.

'Make Exe...' causes a full compile followed by writing of the EXE of your project.

You can also set some options before compiling when you use 'Make Exe...' (such as version number).

_{Paraphrased from here.}