DOC: LoadResData Function Does Not Support All Formats

 Last reviewed: July 23, 1997
Article ID: Q171731
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Visual Basic Control Creation, Learning, Professional, and Enterprise Editions for Windows, version 5.0
  • Microsoft Visual Basic Standard, Professional, and Enterprise Editions, 16-bit and 32-bit, for Windows, version 4.0

SUMMARY

In the Microsoft Visual Basic Language Reference and in the online Help, the LoadResData function reference incorrectly describes which resource formats can be returned.

The syntax of the LoadResData function is: 

    LoadResData(Index, Format).
The Index and Format parameters are required values that are used to identify the resource ID and the resource formats respectively. The documentation lists the following resource formats: 

    Value      Description

    1          Cursor resource
    2          Bitmap resource
    3          Icon resource
    4          Menu resource
    5          Dialog box
    6          String resource
    7          Font directory resource
    8          Font resource
    9          Accelerator table
    10         User-defined resource
    12         Group cursor
    14         Group icon
However, formats 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, and 10 are not supported in Microsoft Visual Basic.

MORE INFORMATION

The resource formats of Menu (4), Dialog box (5), and Accelerator table (9) are examples of resources that require capabilities like callback functions and Windows Message handling to be used successfully. These capabilities are not currently supported in Visual Basic. Retrieving font (7 and 8) and user-defined (10) resources are also not implemented in Visual Basic at this time.

For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 

   ARTICLE-ID: Q141505
   TITLE     : Using LoadResData with Binary Data

Keywords : vb4all vb4win vb5all kbdocerr
Version : 4.0 5.0
Platform : WINDOWS

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Last reviewed: July 23, 1997
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