Loading a raw File from Resource
c++, file, file-io, resources, winapi
Solution
Take the following steps:
- Call `FindResource` passing module handle, resource type and resource name. This yields a `HRSRC`. Note that if you have a resource ID rather than a resource name, use `MAKEINTRESOURCE` to convert.
- Call `LoadResource` passing the `HRSRC` from the previous step. This yields an `HGLOBAL`.
- Call `LockResource` passing the `HGLOBAL`. This yields a pointer to the first byte of the resource.
- Call `SizeofResource` passing the `HRSRC` to find the size of the resource.
- Copy the content of the resource into your buffer using the pointer retrieved from step 3, and the size retrieved from step 4.
Problem
Whats the easiest way to load a raw file from a resource in C++ using the WinAPI? I just want to load the file(for example .txt) into a char array. I searched on the internet but I couldn't really find something useful and simple like LoadStringFromFile(int idFromResource, char* buffer).