SUMMARY
All versions of Microsoft Visual C++ include a COMMON.RES file. This file
contains many common bitmaps, cursors, and icons that may be used "as is"
with applications developed in Visual C++. The following table lists the
default location of this file, be it on the installation drive, one of the
distribution CDs, or one the MSDN Library CDs, for each version of Visual
C++:
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| 1.0 | \MSVC\MFC\SAMPLES\APSTUDIO |
| 1.5x | \MSVC15\MFC\SAMPLES\APSTUDIO |
| 2.x | \MSVC20\SAMPLES\MFC\CLIPART |
| 4.0 | \MSDEV\SAMPLES\MFC\CLIPART |
| 5.0 | \DevStudio\Vc\Samples\mfc\general\clipart |
| 6.0 | \Samples\Vc98\mfc\general\clipart |
To view the various resources, simply open the COMMON.RES file in App
Studio, or Developer Studio. You may copy these resources directly into an
application's resource file. Please refer to Technical Note 23, Standard
MFC Resources, in the MFC Tech Notes help file for more information about
using COMMON.RES.
In addition, Visual C++, 32-bit Edition, versions 2.0 and above include
a COMMON.RC file and several other icons, cursors and bitmaps for general
use. By default, these can be found in the same directory as the version's
corresponding COMMON.RES file. The Visual C++ Books Online document the
use of these resources in the "CLIPART: Common Resources" article of the
"General MFC Samples." For more information, search the Books Online for
"CLIPART."
With App Studio and Developer Studio, you can view resources in many types
of files including dynamic-link libraries (DLLs), executable (.EXE) files,
compiled resource (.RES) files, and .BMP, .CUR, .DIB, .ICO, and .RC files.
You can copy these resources into your own application and use them as
appropriate.