Resource files

Bill Baxter dnewsgroup at billbaxter.com
Wed May 21 14:07:11 PDT 2008


Heinz wrote:
> I use rc.exe (Microsoft Resource Compiler). It comes bundled in every VS6 product CD (VB6, VC++6, etc). If you have purchased a VS product in the past then explore the CD and you'll find this utility under tools or common (i don't remember).
> 
> MS RC doesn't have problems at all with big pngs and works perfect with the digital mars linker.

Ooh, didn't know that.  Thanks for the tip!

rc.exe probably comes with every version of Visual Studio, including the 
free MS VC Express Toolkit, since you can't make a real Windows app 
without a resource compiler.

I just didn't expect it would work with DMD's linker.  That's good news!

--bb


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