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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 [[Portable Executable|EXE]] or [[Dynamic-link library (Windows)|DLL]] file.

== Links ==
* [https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa380599(v=vs.85).aspx MSDN: About Resource Files]
* [https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Windows_Programming/Resource_Scripts Wikibooks: Windows Programming/Resource Scripts]
* [https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Windows_Programming/Resource_Script_Reference Wikibooks: Windows Programming/Resource Script Reference]

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 Although resource scripts can be written manually, a specialized ''resource editor'' is usually used instead.
-A resource script is typically compiled to a [[Windows resource]] ('''.res''') file, and then linked into an [[Portable Executable|EXE]] or [[Dynamic-link library (Windows)|DLL]] file.
+A resource script is typically compiled to a [[Windows resource]] ('''.res''') file or [[Object file format|.o]] file, and then linked into an [[Portable Executable|EXE]] or [[Dynamic-link library (Windows)|DLL]] file.
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 * [https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Windows_Programming/Resource_Scripts Wikibooks: Windows Programming/Resource Scripts]
 * [https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Windows_Programming/Resource_Script_Reference Wikibooks: Windows Programming/Resource Script Reference]
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-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.
+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.
-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.
+Although resource scripts can be written manually, a specialized ''resource editor'' is usually used instead.
 A resource script is typically compiled to a [[Windows resource]] ('''.res''') file, and then linked into an [[Portable Executable|EXE]] or [[Dynamic-link library (Windows)|DLL]] file.