Resources

File Format
Name	Resources
Ontology	Electronic File Formats Resources

Incorporating non-executable data into a progam's source code can be inconvenient. A variety of techniques, and associated resource formats, exist to address this issue.

Resource formats often store user interface elements (dialog boxes, menus, etc.), graphics, sound, or text. There is usually also a way to store arbitrary custom data.

Formats listed here may include:

• Formats that are embedded in executable files
• Stand-alone file formats that are loaded into memory at runtime
• Intermediate file formats used in development
• Specialized source code formats that contain, or refer to, resource data

Formats

• AMOS AmBs
• AMOS Memory Bank (.abk)
• Borland Delphi form (.dfm)
• DFF
• Dynamic-link library (Windows) - Some DLLs are resource-only.
• GEM resource file (Atari) (.rsc)
• Macintosh resource file (Mac OS Classic development) (.rsrc)
• Resource script file (.rc, .rc2)
• STOS memory bank (.mbk)
• Strings File (OS-X, iOS) (.strings)
• VisualBasic form (.frm)
• Windows resource (.res)
• Xcode Core Data Model (.xcdatamodel, .xcdatamodeld)