Here's the new pre-release of incoming fasm 1.50. It has finally implemented feature of linking .res files with PE formatter. It's horribly complicated piece of code, but it works, at least in my first few tests. Now I'm waiting for your feedback - please test it and let me know if there are any problems.
To link the .res file into PE just put the from 'filename' phrase after the resource word when declaring resource data with section or data directive. For example:

or

I am having a problem. It's not compiling anything. When I try compiling a file, it displays no error messages and no output is generated.

That's very strange, what OS are you using?

I am using windows xp. I compiled the source and that seemed to work but when I tried the new feature I got an extra character on line error.

Oh, I see. You cannot compile under XP's DPMI system the include directive with environment variables inside it. This is actually the bug of 1.49 version, thanks for finding it out, I'll fix it soon.

I don't understand because I use environment variables with the include directive all the time. The problem I am having is with the prerelease version of fasm you just posted. I've had no problems with version 1.49 before.

i was struggling with the environment variables in 1.49 too

i'm using xp too silkodyssey how have you set up the variable. i've set up the include variable

Regards,
Art

The only problem I had have with includes with fasm is when compiling from the command prompt. I added the path for fasm to the 'include' environment variable but that didn't help so I created another environment variable that wasn't used before and called it fasminc and it works for me.

yeah absolutely, i tried the same and it worked!!

Hi Privalov,

There are too many apps that use include as their environment variables. Perhaps you should change it to finclude or fasminc or the cutie finc.

Regards,
Art

This was the bug of DOS version only, so the 1.49 that was working for you was probably the Win32 console version. I have fixed it anyway - please try now.

About the environment variable: well, that would be only a small cosmetic change, why not? I'll consider this with 1.50 release.

Ok the good news is that it compiles now but when I try to compile a demo with the new features I get an extra characters on line error.

same here

a silly question here odyssey. Why'd you choose silkodyssey here?

Oh, you're right. I've broken it by mistake when searching for a reason why it was not working for you. What an unfortunate release! Probably I'm too tired today...
It should be OK now.

The example I tested works!!!! . Cool feature, nice work privalov. Creating resources with macros is not much fun .

art_sands,

Sometimes I use silkodyssey, sometimes I use Odyssey for short . I can't remember exactly what was going through my head when I signed up to the fasm board though. It's not something totally different so that no one knows its me so I think its ok

Mine won't compile either... WinXP... I'll try again later...but got to go now...

Seems to be good work though Privalov!

Hi Privalov.

I implemented this version of FASM in Fresh and it seems to work (BTW: thanks to the new FASM I fixed a bug in Fresh. )
The problem is that it links to the exe only the first resource from .RES file. I created res file with "Norton resource editor" and then check the PE file with "PE browser Pro".

Regards.

Can you send me that resource file? I have tested my routine only with files generated with RC/GORC, and it's OK with them.

No problem:

Here is the res file, precompiled exe and sources. The sources are with Fresh structure, so if you want to compile them you need Fresh include files. It is not special example, but the prog that I write in this moment. I simply add resource section to try new feature.

Regards.

Oh, yeah. I knew it. Another thing I have broken while to improve that horrible procedure. I have updated it with finally fully working version (at least for me ), please try it.
Coding this way the .res converted into binary tree format for PE resource was really an insane task. But I've done it.

Yea, it works now in Fresh too.
Great work Privalov. This was a big problem of FASM and now it is solved.
Thank you.

Regards.

BTW: One possible reason why it does not work for some people:
<from 'filename'> expression is related to "resource" word. Following construction won't work: