Re: resource editor newbie

From:

"Alexander Nickolov" <agnickolov@mvps.org>

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microsoft.public.vc.language

Date:

Fri, 20 Jul 2007 14:33:29 -0700

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The resource editor, well, edits your resources... If you mean
whether every binary module (EXE ro DLL) needs resources,
I'd advicate for every module to provide at least a version
resource. However, strictly speaking, it's not required. Finally,
one kind of resource is a dialog template. I suppose that's why
you are confusing it with a form designer. And no - this is not
the only form of resource, so it's not analogous to a form designer,
though that's part of its purpose. Its main purpose is organizing
all the resources of a binary module.

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"rodchar" <rodchar@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:73138979-D29F-44A8-8914-7271ED00D822@microsoft.com...

hey all,
what is the story behind the resource editor? Does every project need one?
Is this like the form designer in c#.net?

thanks,
rodchar

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