Each Resource Directory Table has the following format. This data structure should be considered the heading of a table, because the table actually consists of directory entries (see next section) as well as this structure:
| Offset | Size | Field | Description |
| 0 | 4 | Characteristics | Resource flags, reserved for future use; currently set to zero. |
| 4 | 4 | Time/Date Stamp | Time the resource data was created by the resource compiler. |
| 8 | 2 | Major Version | Major version number, set by the user. |
| 10 | 2 | Minor Version | Minor version number. |
| 12 | 2 | Number of Name Entries | Number of directory entries, immediately following the table, that use strings to identify Type, Name, or Language (depending on the level of the table). |
| 14 | 2 | Number of ID Entries | Number of directory entries, immediately following the Name entries, that use numeric identifiers for Type, Name, or Language. |