Embedding the resource file

[Jure Klemencic from Camincam]

Hi!

I have read the file NET-Hook Developer's Guide.pdf and everything went fine till I got to the title "Embedding the resource file" on page 56 (64). I couldn't find the Resource Editor at all. Please be more specific about where to find the Resource Editor or how to embed a resource file in an other way.

In C++ it is simple to implement the FT tables, but in C# I can't do it.

Thank you.

[Roger Martin from CNC Software]

Visual Studio does not ship with a decent Resource Editor. ;(

Do yourself a favor and download Resourcer for .NET from http://www.aisto.com/roeder/DotNet/

 

After you add your resource (.RESX, and/or .RESOURCES) files to your project, select that file in Solution Explorer and on it's Properties set the Build Action to 'Embedded Resource'.

 

As for FT files for NETHooks vs. CHooks, they are just a little different. The issues most have is not getting X to pick up the resources in your DLL. It is easy to know the names of the individual resource items.

 

Here is part of the BoltCircle.FT ->

code:

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FUNCTION NET "Run"

dnSBMP "IDB_MAKEPCD16"

dnLBMP "IDB_MAKEPCD24"

dnTIP "IDS_MAKEPCD"

END_FUNCTION

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If your resources are properly embedded into your DLL and X does not find them, it is usually caused by an incorrect 'dnRES_NAME'

code:

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dnRES_NAME "Boltcircle.MyRes"

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An easy way to "discover" the names of the .resources in your DLL is by using the .NET Reflector utility (another wonderful tool from Lutz Roeder). Load your DLL into Reflector and expand the "Resources" branch. Using Boltcircle.DLL as example you'll see 'Boltcircle.MyRes.resources'.

(You can expand the .resources and see the names of the individual resource items it contains)

Just drop the ".resources" from the name and you are good to go.

[Jure Klemencic from Camincam]

Good!

Lutz Roeder is a king . I've done with my problem in a minute. Thank you very much.

Bye bye, Jure