Windows resource script

File Format
Name	Windows resource script
Ontology	Electronic File Formats Resources Windows resource script
Extension(s)	.rc, .rc2, .rct

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.

A resource script is typically compiled to a Windows resource (.res) file or .o 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
• GNU Binutils → windres