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Are resource compilers used to assign icons to .exe files? Or are they used for something else? Thanks for any replies.
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Resource compilers
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Resource compilers translate raw assets into a special format that Windows understands. (By the way, analogous stuff exists on other platforms, but I'll assume Windows for this post.)
They handle far more than just icons - bitmap images, dialog box layouts, shortcut key tables, mouse cursors, menus, text lookup tables (common for software that works across multiple languages), version information... usually it is also possible to embed any other kind of data into the .EXE itself, as long as it is described in such a way that Windows knows to ignore it.
I'd recommend downloading a few different resource editors so you can peek into programs and see how the resource tables work. It's a great way to learn more about the internals of your system [smile]
They handle far more than just icons - bitmap images, dialog box layouts, shortcut key tables, mouse cursors, menus, text lookup tables (common for software that works across multiple languages), version information... usually it is also possible to embed any other kind of data into the .EXE itself, as long as it is described in such a way that Windows knows to ignore it.
I'd recommend downloading a few different resource editors so you can peek into programs and see how the resource tables work. It's a great way to learn more about the internals of your system [smile]
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