Resources in a .DLL and load them in an .EXE

[D!SiLLUSiON]

I'm wondering if this is possible....

Like creating an dll in vb...
then add a resource file with some bmp's...
then compile the dll...
and then load from the exe the resources that
are contained within the .dll

thnx in advance...

[Mark Sreeves]

Yes!

Right, the easiest way to get you started is:

download this sample from MSDN (resfile.exe)

http://support.microsoft.com/support.../Q194/4/09.ASP

open the project

add a projet (activeX dll)

remove resfile.bas, and resfile.RES from the original project and add the to the activeXdll.

Cut all the functions from resfile.bas and paste them into class1.

this should leave just the 2 API declarations in resfile.bas

Compile the dll as myRes.dll

in the frmSaveRes add Dim obj As Object in the declaration section

put Set obj = CreateObject("myres.class1") as the first line in form load

sprinkle obj. around the rest of the form where required
eg: obj.LoadPictureResource

run

test

modify as required

post reply to vb-world saying "thanks bud!"

[D!SiLLUSiON]

Originally posted by Mark Sreeves
post reply to vb-world saying "thanks bud!"

well... i would.. if it worked.. but it doesn't

it says "Active-X component can't create object"

do you know a solution?


[Edited by D!SiLLUSiON on 07-11-2000 at 11:25 AM]

[D!SiLLUSiON]

ooooh I see it.. i have to rename the active-x dll project to myRes for it to work....

so then again..

Thanks Bud!