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Build read-only file into exe file?

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A read-only data file is read in a C/C++ program.
And I use stdio function such as fopen() to fread() to operate the file.
The content of the data file is constant.

How to build the file into exe file.

I work on MS windows. I use Visual C++ 6.0.

Any suggestions will be appreciated!
Best regards,
Davy
 

Check your compiler's linker manual to see how to link binary data into your executable. Every linker works differently.

If your linker doesn't provide that feature (shame on it!), then you can use a hex converter utility to convert your data to a large char array (or whatever type is appropriate for your data), and then simply compile it. Maybe like this:
const char mydata[] = {0x35, 0x4F, 0x7C, 0xC1, 0x1D, ...};
 

Hi echo47,

I use Visual C++ 6.0.

Can I include "resources" file in my executable?

Best regards,
Davy
 

just # include the binary data only

what i do is make a bin file from the data hex

then just add an include to the project
and paste the block there to a fresh file of the right namings

inside a stucture as the member above mentions

you can leave it as hex but i prefer bins
{this way you can encrypt it if needed easier than in hex form}

once this is done you can call it like a file and load it to an 3d array
for use within your exe using a simple loop

make the array like

BYTE mydata[256][256][16];

you now have array 256 by 256 by 16 bytes

same trick works for dlls also
 

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