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ghst

Joined: 09 Feb 2007
Posts: 8
Location: Lusitania

ghst

Hello!

Instead of running resources from .exe I´m trying to load them from a dll resource section separately, but with no luck. I've tried FindResource and then LoadResource, but accordingly to win32.hlp that is only good to get binary data.. LoadMenu doesn't work either..

I've also tried to make a function exported by the dll that would give me a handle for the dll resource.. same thing..

Any help would be very appreciated!

08 Jun 2007, 18:30

Garthower

Joined: 21 Apr 2006
Posts: 158
Location: Ukraine

Garthower

Here is a work example.

file test.asm:

Code:

format PE GUI
entry Start

include 'C:\fasm\INCLUDE\MACRO\STRUCT.INC'
include 'C:\fasm\INCLUDE\MACRO\PROC32.INC'
include 'C:\fasm\INCLUDE\MACRO\IMPORT32.INC'

section '.code' code readable executable
Start:
  invoke  LoadLibraryA,DLLName
        invoke  LoadMenuA,eax,1000      ;return in eax handle to menu
       invoke  ExitProcess,0

section '.data' data readable writeable

DLLName           db 'test_dll.dll',0

section '.idata' import data readable writeable

library kernel32,'KERNEL32.DLL',\
  user32,'USER32.DLL'

include 'C:\fasm\INCLUDE\APIA\kernel32.inc'
include 'C:\fasm\INCLUDE\APIA\user32.inc'

file test_dll.asm:

Code:

format PE GUI DLL
entry DLLMain

include 'C:\fasm\INCLUDE\MACRO\STRUCT.INC'
include 'C:\fasm\INCLUDE\MACRO\PROC32.INC'
include 'C:\fasm\INCLUDE\MACRO\IMPORT32.INC'

section '.code' code readable executable

proc DLLMain hinstDLL,dwReason,lpvReserved
  mov     eax,1
       ret
endp

section '.rsrc' resource from 'test_dll.res' readable

file test_dll.rc:

Code:

1000 MENUEX
BEGIN
  POPUP ""
  BEGIN
    MENUITEM "Item1",1
    MENUITEM "Item2",2
    MENUITEM "",,0x00000800
    MENUITEM "Item3",2
  END
END

BAT-file for compile (usage: bat_file your_asm_file):

Code:

@echo off
cls
echo FASM batch-compiler with resources
echo:

if exist %1.rc goto RC1
:COMPILE
c:\fasm\fasm.exe %1.asm
goto EXIT
:RC1
echo:
echo Current RC file founded...
echo:
if not exist %1.res goto LAB1
del %1.res
:LAB1
C:\fasm\GoRC.exe /r /machine x64 %1.rc
goto COMPILE
:EXIT

08 Jun 2007, 20:10

ghst

Joined: 09 Feb 2007
Posts: 8
Location: Lusitania

ghst

Garthower, thank you very much for your reply.

I've already tried before something similar with your example, but the program kept crashing.. I was passing the dll menu handle to WNDCLASS.lpszMenuName instead using it with CreateWindow Embarassed

...

09 Jun 2007, 13:55

Garthower

Joined: 21 Apr 2006
Posts: 158
Location: Ukraine

Garthower

ghst:
Post here your source code, maybe any mistake can eat there.

09 Jun 2007, 18:41

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