How to Run a Code Resource from a Visual C++ Application

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Step-by-Step Example

1. Build the SACODE sample project located in Msvc20\Samples\M68k\Sacode and copy the resulting file to the Macintosh. Give the remote executable path and file name. For example:
   
   Macintosh HD:Testing:SACODE
2. Make a copy of the SKEL sample located in Msvc20\Samples\M68k\Skel and call it MYSKEL. Then, make the following modifications:
   
   
   1. Add an include for Resource.h in Skel.c. For example, after this line:

               #include <macos\QuickDra.h>
      
            add this line:
      
               #include <macos\Resource.h>

   2. Add a prototype for _PvApplyFixup and modify the DoAbout function to look like this:

            extern ProcPtr _PvApplyFixup(Handle);
      
            DoAbout ()
            {
            //   SetParamText (aboutStr);
            //   (void) Alert (aboutAlrt, nil);
            //   return 0;
      
                 Handle hResource;
                 ProcPtr pCode;
      
                 hResource = GetResource('INIT',1);   // load the resource
                 if (hResource != NULL)               // make sure it's loaded
            {
                 HLock(hResource);                    // lock down the handle
                 pCode = _PvApplyFixup(hResource);    // get pointer to function
                 pCode();                             // call the code resource
                 HUnlock(hResource);
            }
      
            return 0;
            }
      								

3. Build the MYSKEL sample project, and copy the executable to the Macintosh. Give the remote executable path and file name. For example:
   
   Macintosh HD:Testing:MYSKEL
4. Use a Macintosh resource editor application such as ResEdit to copy the INIT resource in the SACODE file to the MYSKEL executable.
5. Execute the MYSKEL program, and click About on the Help menu. The code resource will be executed, resulting in a series of five beeps.