How to ADD/EXTRACT files to a .Res file [RESOLVED]

[alexdata]

I need to know a little more, how do i add files (my .exe and its dependencies) to a .Res file... and then how do i add that .Res file to another .Exe file that can UNPACK the files from the .Res file and run them...
So that I can send my users ONLY one .Exe file.... ??

I've read up on the forum,but not found a good/understandable/working explanation...

So i need to know:

-How to make the .RES file in VB6
-How to add .EXE and .OCX/DLL to it
-How to pack that .RES file into another .EXE and have that .EXE
unpack the files that were packed in the .REs file,and then run the .EXE it just unpacked...

Can anyone please explain that,since a lot of you seem to know how to do this... ???

[jemidiah]

I believe the heart of your post is asking for a single .exe as your setup file/program. Everything in your post can all be done, of course, though it already has been. http://www.innosetup.com/ is a completely free (even for commercial use) setup program that not only puts everything in one file, but also compresses it using the equivalent of .zip compression. Hope that helps

[alexdata]

Hm... i could use the inno thing,but i managed to get this code working
Here is an example Source Code with an pre-made .RES file

When you compile it (or run the source) this program will
unpack two pictures from the RES file and into the folder you run the (compiled) source from...

This one unpack the files as BINARY files, so if you have added stuff like OCX and DLL and EXE and WAV and so... it will decompress (unpack) and the files will work...

It also shows how to unpack two different files from a .Res file...

So this should be all you need, almost,...

Ofcourse, after unpacking these files you could add code to RUN/PLAY your .EXE or .Wav... or to show the pictures,....


PS: learn more about the RESOURCE EDITOR in VB6 in this post:
http://www.vbforums.com/showthread....o+resource+file
how to use it,make it appear in the menu's and so)