Windows resource script
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Although resource scripts can be written manually, a specialized ''resource editor'' is usually used instead. Unfortunately, the free editions of Microsoft's development tools often do not include a resource editor. | Although resource scripts can be written manually, a specialized ''resource editor'' is usually used instead. Unfortunately, the free editions of Microsoft's development tools often do not include a resource editor. | ||
| − | A resource script is typically compiled to a | + | A resource script is typically compiled to a [[Windows resource]] ('''.res''') file, and then linked into an [[Portable Executable|EXE]] or [[Dynamic-link library (Windows)|DLL]] file. |
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Revision as of 16:17, 30 March 2017
A Windows resource script (also called a resource file, and other similar names) is a text-based file used to define resources used in the development of Microsoft Windows software. Such files are used mainly with traditional "Win32"-style software, and not necessarily with other frameworks such as .NET.
Although resource scripts can be written manually, a specialized resource editor is usually used instead. Unfortunately, the free editions of Microsoft's development tools often do not include a resource editor.
A resource script is typically compiled to a Windows resource (.res) file, and then linked into an EXE or DLL file.
