Microsoft KB Archive/37657

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RCData.exe Uses User-Defined Resources in Windows Apps

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Q37657

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit (SDK) versions 3.0, 3.1

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SUMMARY
RCData.exe is a sample that demonstrates how to use a user-defined resource in a Windows-based application.

The resource is declared in the resource (RC) file as follows:

  TEST RCDATA BEGIN END An application accesses this resource with the following statements:

  hFound = FindResource(hInstance, &quot;TEST&quot;, RT_RCDATA); hRes = LoadResource(hInstance, hFound); lpBuff = LockResource(hRes); // use lpBuff to access the resource contents bResult = UnlockResource(hRes); bResult = FreeResource(hRes);

MORE INFORMATION
The following files are available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:

"RCData.exe" For additional information about how to download Microsoft Support files, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

"Q119591 How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services" Microsoft used the most current virus detection software available on the date of posting to scan this file for viruses. Once posted, the file is housed on secure servers that prevent any unauthorized changes to the file.

Additional query words:

Keywords : kbfile kbsample kbOSWin2000 kbResource kbGrpDSUser kbOSWin310 kbOSWin300

Issue type :

Technology : kbAudDeveloper kbWin3xSearch kbSDKSearch kbWinSDKSearch kbWinSDK300 kbWinSDK310