ResourcesTut
Tutorial on how to use resources and when
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rc.exe and rcDll.dll localize or copy from the directory:
- either from Windows-SDK C:\Programs\Windows Kits\10\bin\10.0.17763.0\x86\ (if ar sometime happens to be there is a x64-VB then from the X64-directory) (C:\Programs\Windows Kits\10\bin\10.0.17763.0\x64)
- or from VB C:\Programs\Visual Studio\VB98\Wizards\
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MyRes.rc edit the Ressources-script file
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MyRes.h in the header-file all constants are defined
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MakeRes.exe (MakeRes.bat)
- if your project is in UNC-path (on a server-drive) start the exe (you can find MakeRes here)
- if your project is in local drive (or mounted) you may also start the bat-file
Attention possible bugs:
- path starting with a T or t. -> solution: use double-backslash -> reason: "/t" has any other meaning
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using manifest.exe.manifest in Windows 7 edit the manifest-file and put your program-name. Use the following lines of code anywhere in a module:
Public Declare Sub InitCommonControls Lib "comctl32.dll" () Private Sub Form_Initialize() Call InitCommonControls End Sub
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ProgIcon and FileIcon there are 2 different icons
- one for the program itself,
- one for the document-type your app is "associated" with.
For creating icons, you could do the following, draw a bitmap/png and convert it to an Icon You can use an online tool for creating files of type *.ico like redketchup
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The example-app is a complete MDI-Application MDI means Multiple-Document-Interface. you can learn how to:
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make your app international with different languages let the user decide which language is desired
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use files in resources
the app has always default proper language-files copy the file from resource to disk let the user edit the language file, and send it back to you
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register your own file-type icon connect it with you app and make it double-clickable by using function RegisterShellFileTypes
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manage settings: create, edit and delete
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manage inprogram-icons for menues or toolbars
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menu window properly manage child-windows
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