Microsoft KB Archive/37657

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RCData.exe Uses User-Defined Resources in Windows Apps

Q37657

The information in this article applies to:

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

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
       <data goes here>
   END

An application accesses this resource with the following statements:

   hFound = FindResource(hInstance, "TEST", 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

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Additional query words:

Keywords : kbfile kbsample kbOSWin2000 kbResource kbGrpDSUser kbOSWin310 kbOSWin300
Issue type :
Technology : kbAudDeveloper kbWin3xSearch kbSDKSearch kbWinSDKSearch kbWinSDK300 kbWinSDK310