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Function name : FindResource

Group: Resource - Library: kernel32

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The FindResource function determines the location of a resource with the specified type and name in the specified module.

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Code examples:

Storing registration key in the resources of an executable file
Exporting DLL icon resources as .ICO files

Declaration:

HRSRC FindResource(
	HMODULE hModule,
	LPCTSTR lpName,
	LPCTSTR lpType
);  

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FoxPro declaration:

DECLARE INTEGER FindResource IN kernel32;
	INTEGER hModule,;
	INTEGER lpName,;
	INTEGER lpType
  

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Parameters:

hModule [in] Handle to the module whose executable file contains the resource.

lpName [in] Specifies the name of the resource.

lpType [in] Specifies the resource type.

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Return value:

If the function succeeds, the return value is a handle to the specified resource"s information block. To obtain a handle to the resource, pass this handle to the LoadResource function.

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Comments:

For hModule a value of NULL specifies the module handle associated with the image file that the operating system used to create the current process.

To specify a language, use the FindResourceEx function.

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