About the Resource Compiler

To include resources in your Win32-based application with RC, do the following:

1. Create individual files for your cursors, icons, bitmaps, dialog boxes, and fonts. To do this, you can use the Dialog Editor, Image Editor, and Font Editor included with the Platform SDK, or equivalent developer tools.
2. Create a resource-definition script (.RC file) that describes the resources used by your application. For more information, see Creating a Resource-Definition File.
3. Compile the script with RC. For more information, see Using RC (The RC Command Line).
4. Link the compiled resource (.RES) file into the application's executable file with your linker.