Resource Compiler

• Renaming the Compiled Resource File - Win32 apps

  By default, when compiling resources, RC names the compiled resource (.res) file with the base name of the .rc file and places it in the same directory as the .rc file.

• About Resource Files - Win32 apps

  Describes how to include resources in your Windows-based application with RC.

• Using RC (The RC Command Line) - Win32 apps

  To start RC, use the following command.

• Defining Names for the Preprocessor - Win32 apps

  You can specify conditional compilation in a script, based on whether a name is defined on the RC command line with the /d option, or in the file or an include file with the \ define directive.

• Sample Resource-Definition File - Win32 apps

  Example script file that defines the resources for an application named Shapes.

• Resource-Definition Statements - Win32 apps

  The resource-definition statements define the resources that the resource compiler puts in the resource (.Res) file.

• Comments (Menus and Other Resources) - Win32 apps

  RC supports C-style syntax for both single-line comments and block comments. Single-line comments begin with two forward slashes (//) and run to the end of the line. The following is an example of a resource statement followed by a single-line comment.

• Predefined Macros - Win32 apps

  RC does not support the ANSI C predefined macros (\_\_DATE\_\_, \_\_FILE\_\_, \_\_LINE\_\_, \_\_STDC\_\_, \_\_TIME\_\_, \_\_TIMESTAMP\_\_). Therefore, you cannot include these macros in header files that you will include in your resource script.

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