Resources Samples

Most of the samples use resources that are edited using the development environment resource editors. The following samples illustrate resources that are not directly edited by the resource editors:

CTRLTEST has a human-readable .RC file with user-defined symbols that cannot be directly maintained as human-readable script by the resource editors.
DRAWPIC shows how to get a handle to a bitmap or icon from an LPPICTUREDISP.
SPEAKN has user-defined resources that should not be restructured or reformatted into hexadecimal data by the resource editors.

The Clipart sample directory contains "clipart" resources you can add to your application using the resource editors. The clipart resources include common icons, bitmaps, and cursors that you might want to add to your application.

Note The framework relies on standard resources (distinct from the above clipart resources) that you can modify, subject to certain procedures. For more information, see Technical Note 23. Be sure to read this technical note if you want to customize the standard framework resources.