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Resource fileone resource file at a time and that I have the alternative to compile the resource into a DLL and use the LoadLibrary to get the handle of the file and get my resources that way. However, what I have been trying to accomplish is a program used by the end user to add graphics files to a program, and then dump them into a resource file for use within a different program. Now, it's not a problem to create the .rc file and compile a .RES file with the end users choice of graphics. However, I have been unable to find a way to get VB to read an external .RES file...or even know if it's possible to do. I've spent a goodly amount of time combing the Platform SDK and have turned up nothing usabled. One alternative is instead of compiling a .RES file, to have the program create a resource DLL, but that does not seem like a viable solution either because it would mean distributing and manipulating the LINK.EXE file from VB. So...with all this in mind, what are my alternatives here? Can I somehow get VB to read an external .RES file or find a way to compile a list of graphic files to a resource DLL via an already compiled program, NOT using the VB IDE. Thanks for any input you gentlemen may have. - Kevin Provance On Tue, 10 May 2005 17:06:43 -0400, "Casey Provance"
<ca***@tpasoft.com> wrote: >Okay gurus, here is my problem. First off, I am aware that VB can only hold Digging about in the binary res format would ~not~ be my idea of fun,>one resource file at a time and that I have the alternative to compile the >resource into a DLL and use the LoadLibrary to get the handle of the file >and get my resources that way. > >However, what I have been trying to accomplish is a program used by the end >user to add graphics files to a program, and then dump them into a resource >file for use within a different program. >... but this site has some info on it that might be useful: http://www.wotsit.org/ -Tom MVP - Visual Basic (please post replies to the newsgroup) Tom -
Thanks for the input. Me and searching through binary files don't mix. I think I'm screwed on this project. I tinkeredwith the Resource Editing API only to find out it's proprietary to NT. I read on one of the MS bloggers pages that Matt Curland had a way to make them work in 9x. It's not mentioned in his book as far as I can tell and searching the web has not turned up anything useful. I've wasted almost a week on this. I think I have to admit defeat on this one. Thanks for the site tho, I appreciate it. :) - Kev Show quote "Tom Esh" <tjeshGibber***@suscom.net> wrote in message news:niq281dhc952t13pf56ns83nj5b8ts1h80@4ax.com... > On Tue, 10 May 2005 17:06:43 -0400, "Casey Provance" > <ca***@tpasoft.com> wrote: > >>Okay gurus, here is my problem. First off, I am aware that VB can only >>hold >>one resource file at a time and that I have the alternative to compile the >>resource into a DLL and use the LoadLibrary to get the handle of the file >>and get my resources that way. >> >>However, what I have been trying to accomplish is a program used by the >>end >>user to add graphics files to a program, and then dump them into a >>resource >>file for use within a different program. >>... > > Digging about in the binary res format would ~not~ be my idea of fun, > but this site has some info on it that might be useful: > http://www.wotsit.org/ > > > -Tom > MVP - Visual Basic > (please post replies to the newsgroup) On Tue, 10 May 2005 23:44:10 -0400, "Casey Provance"
<ca***@tpasoft.com> wrote: >Me and searching through binary files don't mix. I think I'm screwed on Yeah, I think Curland did a dll that incorporated the UpdateResource>this project. > >I tinkeredwith the Resource Editing API only to find out it's proprietary to >NT. > >I read on one of the MS bloggers pages that Matt Curland had a way to make >them work in 9x. It's not mentioned in his book as far as I can tell and >searching the web has not turned up anything useful. > >I've wasted almost a week on this. I think I have to admit defeat on this >one. functionality for Win9x, but I'm not sure it (or the MS resource editing Api) works with anything but exes anyway. Maybe Reshacker (handy freeware product) would be useful: http://rpi.net.au/~ajohnson/resourcehacker -Tom MVP - Visual Basic (please post replies to the newsgroup) Tom -
The Resource Editing API will work on DLLs as well. Pretty much any valid hModule as far as I can tell. I did get it to work in its basic form under XP...but without 9x support for those end users who are happy with that type of OS, it's no good to them...and I have to try to make everyone happy. ;-) I've seen ResHack before...but I'm not sure the chap will be keen on telling me how he did it, although I may ask anyway. In the meantime, I am still in search of Curlans's solution. Thanks again - Kev Show quote "Tom Esh" <tjeshGibber***@suscom.net> wrote in message news:iq0381hgmakdq50f00ms6f1g7pb9pg5g8c@4ax.com... > On Tue, 10 May 2005 23:44:10 -0400, "Casey Provance" > <ca***@tpasoft.com> wrote: > >>Me and searching through binary files don't mix. I think I'm screwed on >>this project. >> >>I tinkeredwith the Resource Editing API only to find out it's proprietary >>to >>NT. >> >>I read on one of the MS bloggers pages that Matt Curland had a way to make >>them work in 9x. It's not mentioned in his book as far as I can tell and >>searching the web has not turned up anything useful. >> >>I've wasted almost a week on this. I think I have to admit defeat on this >>one. > > Yeah, I think Curland did a dll that incorporated the UpdateResource > functionality for Win9x, but I'm not sure it (or the MS resource > editing Api) works with anything but exes anyway. Maybe Reshacker > (handy freeware product) would be useful: > http://rpi.net.au/~ajohnson/resourcehacker > > > -Tom > MVP - Visual Basic > (please post replies to the newsgroup) FWIW, the code Curland wrote for ANSI versions of the UpdateResource is part
of the MSUL. Now the problem because, how to use unicows.dll with VB as all the code is C++. I image I will just translate C code as I have been schooled to do. Show quote :) Casey (or is it Kevin?)
If you just want to store user selected binaries, you might find it easier to store them in a ZIP file (which you can obviously rename to something other than .ZIP) then use something along the lines of InfoZip or XP/2003 built in ZIP support to extract the files as needed. Another possibility is storing them as BLOBS in a database, but I know zilch about how to do that. A third possibilty is to just append all the files together into a single file, then store the offset and the length of each file within that, it is then simple to extract the one(s) you need. In the old DOS days it was easy to make an executable with an area of nulls and then to overwrite that with user defined data after compilation, but I suspect attempting to do that with a win32 executable would panic any anti-virus software running. Given time and more information about what you're trying to do, I'm sure I could think of loads of other ways to do this. Regards dave. Show quote "Casey Provance" <ca***@tpasoft.com> wrote in message news:uGw8uudVFHA.2128@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl... > Tom - > > Thanks for the input. > > Me and searching through binary files don't mix. I think I'm screwed on > this project. > > I tinkeredwith the Resource Editing API only to find out it's proprietary > to NT. > > I read on one of the MS bloggers pages that Matt Curland had a way to make > them work in 9x. It's not mentioned in his book as far as I can tell and > searching the web has not turned up anything useful. > > I've wasted almost a week on this. I think I have to admit defeat on this > one. > > Thanks for the site tho, I appreciate it. :) > > - Kev > > > "Tom Esh" <tjeshGibber***@suscom.net> wrote in message > news:niq281dhc952t13pf56ns83nj5b8ts1h80@4ax.com... >> On Tue, 10 May 2005 17:06:43 -0400, "Casey Provance" >> <ca***@tpasoft.com> wrote: >> >>>Okay gurus, here is my problem. First off, I am aware that VB can only >>>hold >>>one resource file at a time and that I have the alternative to compile >>>the >>>resource into a DLL and use the LoadLibrary to get the handle of the file >>>and get my resources that way. >>> >>>However, what I have been trying to accomplish is a program used by the >>>end >>>user to add graphics files to a program, and then dump them into a >>>resource >>>file for use within a different program. >>>... >> >> Digging about in the binary res format would ~not~ be my idea of fun, >> but this site has some info on it that might be useful: >> http://www.wotsit.org/ >> >> >> -Tom >> MVP - Visual Basic >> (please post replies to the newsgroup) > > On Tue, 10 May 2005 17:06:43 -0400, "Casey Provance"
<ca***@tpasoft.com> wrote: Show quote >Okay gurus, here is my problem. First off, I am aware that VB can only hold Personally I would append the graphics data to the end of an EXE>one resource file at a time and that I have the alternative to compile the >resource into a DLL and use the LoadLibrary to get the handle of the file >and get my resources that way. > >However, what I have been trying to accomplish is a program used by the end >user to add graphics files to a program, and then dump them into a resource >file for use within a different program. > >Now, it's not a problem to create the .rc file and compile a .RES file with >the end users choice of graphics. However, I have been unable to find a way >to get VB to read an external .RES file...or even know if it's possible to >do. I've spent a goodly amount of time combing the Platform SDK and have >turned up nothing usabled. > >One alternative is instead of compiling a .RES file, to have the program >create a resource DLL, but that does not seem like a viable solution either >because it would mean distributing and manipulating the LINK.EXE file from >VB. - in effect write ones own 'resource' system There is then the problem of getting Byte Arrays into say a Bitmap - but Eduarno has a solution for that  |
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