Windows resource script

A Windows resource script (also called a resource file, and other similar names) is a text-based file used to define resources used in the development of Microsoft Windows software. Such files are used mainly with traditional "Win32"-style software, and not necessarily with other frameworks such as .NET.

Although resource scripts can be written manually, a specialized resource editor is usually used instead. Unfortunately, the free editions of Microsoft's development tools often do not include a resource editor.

A resource script is typically compiled to a (Windows resource) (.res) file, and then linked into an EXE or DLL file.

Links

 * MSDN: About Resource Files
 * Wikibooks: Windows Programming/Resource Scripts
 * Wikibooks: Windows Programming/Resource Script Reference