VC++ resources in a static library

Question

Is it possible to build resources into a static library and reuse them by simply linking with the library?

I\'m primarily thinking about the case where you call a fu

Answer 1

When the following method is used, any resource (in this example, an icon) can be used as an integral part of a static library and such library can be used by any type of application, including a console one (which doesn't have any resource segment whatsoever).

1. Icon is converted to a static array of BYTE. bin2c can be used for that.

2. Data is converted into a HICON handle. Here is how I have done that:

   HICON GetIcon()
   { 
      DWORD dwTmp;
      int offset;
      HANDLE hFile;
      HICON hIcon = NULL;
      offset = LookupIconIdFromDirectoryEx(s_byIconData, TRUE, 0, 0, LR_DEFAULTCOLOR);
      if (offset != 0)
      {
         hIcon = CreateIconFromResourceEx(s_byIconData + offset, 0, TRUE, 0x00030000, 0, 0, LR_DEFAULTCOLOR | LR_DEFAULTSIZE);
      }
      return hIcon;  
   }
   

3. GetIcon is used instead of LoadIcon. Instead of calling:

m_hIcon = ::LoadIcon(hInstanceIcon, MAKEINTRESOURCE(pXMB->nIcon));

Then call

m_hIcon = GetIcon()