Using resouce files

[kdx]

How do I access gif / jpeg files with the resource file ? Is there a better way of storing files together than the resouce file ?

also is it possible to dimention a listbox without adding the control to a form ? e.g. use in in a module ?

Thanks

[Mark Sreeves]

for a good example of using JPEGs in res files

download resfile.exe from
http://support.microsoft.com/support.../Q194/4/09.ASP

this example doesn't explain how to make the res file itself though

you can use the resource editor addin through VB6 but I just do it manually like this:

resource.rc

101	Custom	yourfile.jpg
102	Custom	anotherfile.gif

compile the .rc file using rc.exe (should be somewhere with vb!)
and then add the .res file to your project

[kdx]

Are there any better resource editors ? The Addin doesnt show the picture, is the source code for the addin avaiable ? also if the res file is compiled with the exe, wouldnt it take alot longer 2 load up ?

[Mark Sreeves]

Are there any better resource editors ? The Addin doesnt show the picture, is the source code for the addin
avaiable ?

I don't know. I've never used it.

Write your own!




also if the res file is compiled with the exe, wouldnt it take alot longer 2 load up ?

No I don't think so. That's the whole point in resouce files, resources aren't loaded into memory until required