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Unit 10: Menus

Notes

Task Illustrate the use of LoadResData function.
Self Assessment

Fill in the blanks:
7. Each resource in the resource file is identified to VB 6 by an Id and a name in the
..........................
8. Use the VB predefined constants vbResBitmap for bitmaps, vbResIcon for icons, and
vbResCursor for cursors for the “.........................” parameter.

9. To make a resource available to your program, you add them in the Resource Editor then
use the Id and the resource “.........................” to point to them in your program.
10. When you add a resource, the actual file itself is ......................... into your project.

10.3 Creating a Menu using the Borland Resource Workshop

Traditional Windows development suggests that you add version information to your compiled
.EXE files. Microsoft provides two tools with Microsoft Visual C++ that allow Visual C++
programmers to add version information to compiled applications.

 The Microsoft Resource Compiler (RC.EXE).
 The Microsoft App Studio, a resource editor.
Unfortunately, at this time, Visual Basic programmers cannot add version information to Visual
Basic generated .EXE files. Visual Basic does not have the ability to add resource information to
its .EXE files. Nor can you use either the Microsoft Resource Compiler or the App Studio to add
resource information to .EXE files generated by Visual Basic.

Notes There are however other third party Resource Compilers/Editors that will work
with Visual Basic compiled .EXE files. One such tool is the “Resource Workshop” by
Borland. You can contact Borland at 1-800-336-6464x8708.

Below is a step by step example illustrating how to add version information to a Visual Basic
compiled EXE using Borland’s “Resource Workshop.”

Example: Example of Adding Version Information to a VB Application
1. Start Resource Workshop.
2. From the Resource Menu, choose New (ALT+R N).

3. Select VERSIONINFO as the resource type, and click OK.
4. Resource Workshop displays a default script for version information. Delete this, and
type in something similar to the following:

1 VERSIONINFO LOADONCALL MOVEABLE FILEVERSION 1, 0, 0,
5 PRODUCTVERSION 1, 0, 0, 10 FILEOS VOS__WINDOWS16 FILETYPE

LOVELY PROFESSIONAL UNIVERSITY 167