SAMPLE: Using User-Defined Resources in Windows Applications

 Last reviewed: April 7, 1997
Article ID: Q37657
3.00 3.10 WINDOWS kbprg kbfile

The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit (SDK) for Windows versions 3.0 and 3.1

SUMMARY

RCDATA is a file in the Microsoft Software Library that demonstrates using 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);
Download RCDATA.EXE, a self-extracting file, from the Microsoft Software Library (MSL) on the following services:
  • Microsoft Download Service (MSDL) 

          Dial (206) 936-6735 to connect to MSDL
      Download RCDATA.EXE (size: 18204 bytes)
  • Internet (anonymous FTP) 

          ftp ftp.microsoft.com
      Change to the \SOFTLIB\MSLFILES directory
      Get RCDATA.EXE (size: 18204 bytes)

Additional reference words: 3.00 3.10 softlib RCDATA.EXE
KBCategory: kbprg kbfile
KBSubcategory: UsrRes
Keywords : UsrRes kbfile kbprg
Version : 3.00 3.10
Platform : WINDOWS

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Last reviewed: April 7, 1997
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