Q37657: RCData.exe Uses User-Defined Resources in Windows Apps

Article: Q37657
Product(s): Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit
Version(s): WINDOWS:3.0,3.1
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbfile kbsample kbOSWin2000 kbResource kbGrpDSUser kbOSWin310 kbOSWin300
Last Modified: 09-JUL-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit (SDK) versions 3.0, 3.1 
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SUMMARY
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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
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The following files are available for download from the Microsoft Download
Center:

  RCData.exe

For additional information about how to download Microsoft Support files, click
the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q119591 How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services

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Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kbfile kbsample kbOSWin2000 kbResource kbGrpDSUser kbOSWin310 kbOSWin300 
Technology        : kbAudDeveloper kbWin3xSearch kbSDKSearch kbWinSDKSearch kbWinSDK300 kbWinSDK310
Version           : WINDOWS:3.0,3.1

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