embedding a file

JPulham · Post by **JPulham** » Fri Sep 28, 2007 11:50 am

If i have a file (image, sound, font) how can I link it into the executable or a module, and how can I load a pointer to the data afterwards?

EDIT: I'm trying to use platform independent C code rather than Win32 etc.

hybrid · Post by **hybrid** » Fri Sep 28, 2007 12:34 pm

Convert it to hex values, make a static byte array in C code and initalize it with those values (u8 data = {data...}) and create a memory read file from that.

FlyingIsFun1217 · Post by **FlyingIsFun1217** » Fri Sep 28, 2007 8:35 pm

For Hybrid: You can't put it's binary data into a container?

FlyingIsFun1217

sio2 · Post by **sio2** » Fri Sep 28, 2007 10:05 pm

bin2h

JPulham · Post by **JPulham** » Sat Sep 29, 2007 12:09 pm

cheers

I thought I heard of a way using the linker... but thinking about it I think it was using Win32 resource files

3ddev · Post by **3ddev** » Sat Sep 29, 2007 12:16 pm

If you are willing to sacrifice cross-platform support, then Windows Resource Files are the best option, IMO. Here is nice tutorial

http://www.softlookup.com/tutorial/vc++/vcu10fi.asp