INF: RC.EXE (Resource Compiler) Switch Definitions ID Number: Q35950
2.03 2.10 3.00 WINDOWS
Summary:
The switches that apply to both the Windows versions 2.x and 3.0 Resource Compiler are as follows (all switches are case-insensitive). More switches that specifically apply to the Windows version 3.0 Resource Compiler are listed below:
-?
-H
Help
Prints a help message and quits.
-N
NewExeFormat
Internal, not for application use.
-R
OnlyMakeBinFile
Makes only the binary .RES file as documented in the
"Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit Programmer's
Reference."
-S
SetSwapAreaSize
Sets the swap area size similar to the way it is set by the
SetSwapAreaSize function. It must be followed by an
additional argument of the following form to set the size in
kilobytes or paragraphs. For example:
ddddK or ddddP
This switch is not supported in the Windows version 3.0
Resource Compiler.
-V
Verbose mode. Displays messages to show progress. This switch
is not supported in the Windows version 2.x Resource Compiler;
it is ignored.
-L
-LIM32
LIM32
Tells Windows that the application uses expanded memory
directly, using the LIM (Lotus/Intel/Microsoft) version 3.2
specification.
-M
-MULTINST
MultInst
Assigns a distinct EMS (Expanded Memory Specification) bank
to each instance of the application. The default is for all
instances to share the same EMS bank.
-E
EmsLibrary
Enables DLLs (dynamic-link libraries) loaded through the
LoadLibrary function (generally GDI device drivers) to use
memory above the bank line. By default, all such libraries'
GlobalAlloc calls will go below the bank line, regardless
of the flags that are used. The -e switch reenables the
GMEM_NOT_BANKED flag.
The following switches were added to the Windows version 3.0 Resource Compiler:
-FO
Renames the .RES file to the specified name.
-FE
Renames the .EXE file to the specified name.
-I
Searches the specified directory before searching the
directories specified by the INCLUDE environment variable.
-X
Prevents the compiler from using the INCLUDE environment
variable.
-P
Marks the DLL as private, preventing multiple instances
from linking to it.
-K
Disables the load optimization feature of the Resource
Compiler. Segments will appear in the order specified in the
.DEF file.
-T
Marks the application as running in protected mode only.
Additional reference words: 2.x 2.03 2.10 3.00
