Re: [Dev-C++] Resource files

[Per W. <pw...@ia...>]

Sorry, I should try to proof-read before sending :-)

/PWM

On Wed, 19 Mar 2003, Per Westermark wrote:

> Some resource editors allows you to edit the resources in situ. You just
> open an existing exe file - make my anoone - and translates... the
    ------------------------->made by anyone
> resources and then saves them back to the exe file.
>
> /Per W
>
> On Wed, 19 Mar 2003, Terry L Fritts wrote:
>
> > Hello Louis,
> >
> > Wednesday, March 19, 2003 you wrote:
> > LG> Are .res files optional or must they always be present in WIN32
> > LG> API apps ?
> >
> >     Resource files are not necessary.
> >
> > LG> What is the advantage of having a menus etc. in the .res file and
> > LG> not in the .exe file?
> >
> >     Resource files are embedded directly into an executable or dll and
> >     then at runtime the program uses the resource data.  So if data in
> >     the resource file changes the program still has to be recompiled
> >     to create the executable.
> >
> >     Typically you begin with a .rc file (Resource Compiler file) which
> >     can be edited. The .rc file is then compiled into a .res file.
> >     Some programming languages even have converters for .res files so
> >     that you might use it in different application languages.
> >
> >     Microsoft has a dialog editor (DLGEDIT.EXE) that produces a .dlg
> >     file which can be edited with any text editor and saved as a .rc
> >     file.  DLGEDIT.exe produces 16 bit binary .res files so normally
> >     not usable in 32 bit applications.  You can make a few changes to
> >     the .dlg file, save it as .rc and then use dev-c++ to edit it.
> >     You mainly just change the block in the .dlg:
> >       DLGINCLUDE RCDATA FIXED IMPURE
> >       BEGIN
> >          "FILE.H\0"
> >       END
> >     to
> >       #include "FILE.H"
> >
> >     But now if you want to change the ICON or menu strings, other
> >     strings, or even other user-defined items you can do it in the .rc
> >     file - recompile it to a .res file - and then recompile your
> >     application.  But you haven't had to touch your code.
> >
> >
> > Terry Fritts
> >
> >
> >
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