Subj : Re: resource files
To   : borland.public.cpp.borlandcpp
From : Bob Gonder
Date : Fri Nov 19 2004 07:34 pm

Jack Sawatzky wrote:

>When a .res file is linked to your application, does it mean a reference 
>to the .res
>file is passed, or is the data actually appended to the final .exe file, 
>making it larger?

The compiled resource is appended.

>I ask because when I use BRC32 to link a bitmap resource, it has no 
>effect on the
>size of the .exe, which leaves me wondering if I'm not using BRC32 
>right.  At runtime
>LoadBitmap returns with an error,  but GetLastError only returns 0, so I 

The help makes no mention of GetLastError, so it probably isn't set.
(The help almost always tells you to check GetLastError if it has any
meaning)

>can't tell
>if the problem lies with the resource data or the LoadBitmap parameters.

BRC doesn't add the resource to your exe, is only compiles the .rc
into a .res  (The help says it can add it, but that feature doesn't
work)
Use the linker to link the compiled obj, lib and res files.

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